Learn about gravestone recipes and the food legacies of the people behind them.
Learn about gravestone recipes and the food legacies of the people behind them.
A collection of recipes preserved on gravestones, with stories from the families, celebrating the food legacies of the dearly departed.
For so many, food is a touching, nostalgic thing that brings us together. So much so that some people choose to leave behind the recipes to the dishes they made in life and are celebrated for in death.
Rosie Grant, the creator behind @GhostlyArchive, has been searching out and documenting the phenomenon of gravestone recipes. In To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes, Rosie collects 40 recipes she’s found across the globe, carved into headstones or associated with a grave that each has a story to share.
Learn about Naomi's spritz cookies and Karen's spaghetti casserole.
Kelly welcomes back TikToker Rosie Grant to try more delicious recipes she found etched on real gravestones from her new cookbook "To Die For," including a cookie recipe that was taken to the grave, a traditional Texas funeral cake, and Dr. Death's ranch dip!
Learn about Deb Nelson and her iconic cheese dip recipe during a journey to Iowa with her family.
Kelly tries Annabell Gunderson's
snickerdoodle cookies.
Learn about Naomi Odessa-Miller Dawson and her amazing spritz cookies in and interview with her family.
Gravestones are a form of self expression.