Top stories published by Commander in Cheese in January of 2016

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Jan 4, 2016

William Henry Harrison

Today’s Commander-in-Cheese spotlight is on William Henry Harrison, who holds the dubious distinction of America’s shortest presidency.

As a teenager, Harrison chilled with Quakers and Methodists, likely learning about the evils of slavery. His pro-slavery dad…

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Jan 4, 2016

John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams, “Old Man Eloquent,” was a man of many contradictions. Accordingly, we salute him with not just one, but two, grilled cheese sandwiches.

The son of John Adams and his significantly-cooler wife, Abigail Adams, John Quincy hailed from Massachusetts. To…

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Jan 20, 2016

Zachary Taylor

This week’s Commander-in-Cheese highlights “Old Rough and Ready” himself, Zachary Taylor, army veteran, and the second president to die in office (though to his credit, he made it 16 times longer than Harrison did), possibly also from Washington’s open sewers.

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Jan 12, 2016

Today Commander-in-Cheese explores the aggressively expansionist “Manifest Destiny” policies of James K. Polk, who stretched America’s reach to the Pacific Ocean. We’ll simultaneously embrace our less-problematic ManiFEAST Destiny: to grilled cheese!

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Jan 27, 2016

Millard Fillmore

We first meet young Millard Gilmore as a studious 15-year-old girl, living with her quippy young mother a charming, quirky New England town…

I’m sorry? Oh, it’s Fillmore?

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Jan 4, 2016

George Washington

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Jan 4, 2016

John Adams

To honor John Adams’ Puritanical heritage, we began with unsalted, unsinful butter.

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Jan 12, 2016

John Tyler

This is the “and Tigger Too” follow-up to last week’s post.

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Jan 4, 2016

James Madison

This fine provolone was crafted in Wisconsin. Guess who the capital of Wisconsin is named after? Boom, James Madison, the subject of…

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Jan 4, 2016

James Monroe

Gather your ingredients, folks! It’s time for a grilled cheese in honor of President No. 5, Mr. James No-Middle-Name Monroe.

February 2016

These were the top 10 stories published by Commander in Cheese in January of 2016. You can also dive into daily archives for January of 2016 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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Commander in Cheese

A gastronomical journey through America’s presidential history. Every Tuesday until the 2016 election, we’ll share a new grilled cheese recipe, inspired by our nation’s executive branch.

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