About the Preservation Plate

 Welcome to The Preservation Plate — a blog where anthropology, memory, and material culture meet. Here, I explore the ways people preserve meaning, identity, and knowledge across generations — through recipes, rituals, objects, and stories.

This blog unearths the moments, objects, and cultural habits — both ancient and modern — that nourish our sense of self and belonging.

Here, preservation isn’t just about food. It’s about:

• The rituals we repeat

• The memories we decorate

• The light we seek in dark seasons

• The symbols we pass down and barely question

Through reflections on books, holidays, historical artifacts, and everyday experiences, I explore the threads that tie us to the past — and the meaning we make in the present.

Whether it’s a dandelion fossil in a Neanderthal’s tooth or a fading Christmas star in the corner of a living room, The Preservation Plate is about honoring the beauty of what we carry, what we forget, and what we’re still trying to understand.