Victory Kitchen Podcast

09/05/2025

I've officially finished my internship at the National Museum of Industrial History! What an amazing experience.
You should definitely plan a visit next summer to see what I was working on. 😉 I'm pretty excited to see how it all turns out!

08/16/2025

I had the opportunity to take a field trip for my internship down to the Smithsonian Museum of American History this week!
I got to look through 3 exhibits I haven't seen before - the First Lady Gowns exhibit, the Presidency exhibit, and the Military exhibit.

If I'm completely honest, I was not a fan of the WWII exhibit. I'm light sensitive, so the dark room scheme with spotlights felt oppressive and did not inspire me to stick around to read signs that my eyes struggled to read with the glare. There were too many pictures and text crammed in without enough artifacts to break it up. I know it's super difficult to cram in a very complicated war in a third of an entire exhibit, but it was still a little disappointing.

Other than that the field trip was really cool and I'm so glad I got to take a day to spend in DC!

08/12/2025

The big box cereal lie where it "fills you up" and "fuels you for the day." I think it might be the fault of WWII. 😂

I'm actually a kind of a fan of cereal, but as more of a snack than a hearty breakfast. Favorite cereal as a kid: Cinnamon Life. 😄

08/07/2025

I'm at my summer internship today at the National Museum of Industrial History, and I thought it would be fun to show you this panel talking about the use of propane during WWII!

08/04/2025

Not to turn this into a cat account, but we adopted a new kitten! We've named him Calcifer. 🔥 (10 house points if you know the literary reference!) He's so sweet and cuddly, but still adjusting to his new home. Big brother Caspian is desperate to get into the room to investigate. Lol My daughter and I think Calcifer looks like an adorable bat cat. 😂🦇

07/30/2025

Caspian here.

Sarah's been pretty busy with school, being a mom and other stuff I don't know anything about. One thing I do know? She doesn't play with me nearly enough. I mean... Look at me! How could she not?! Rude.

I also know she misses recording her podcast episodes, but I don't. It's fantastic that she doesn't kick me out of her office anymore and I hope it stays that way. She keep the best window ledge for naps in the entire house all to herself and it isn't fair. How's a guy supposed to catch a nap around here without a bit of sunshine?

I'm going back to eyeing her ankles in carpet shark mode before she notices I found her phone. BRB.... 😼

07/21/2025

07/19/2025

I'm gearing up for my library presentation tomorrow so I stopped by to see the layout. The librarian I've been working with has done an amazing job of advertising! She even set up a wall of WWII books and she's had to replenish the wall with new books multiple times - more than normal! So amazing.

Now I'm debating about which little wartime treats to share with the audience. Tollhouse wartime chocolate chip cookies? Carrot Rolls? Mini Molasses Lemon cupcakes? Aaack! I can't decide!! Any suggestions? Lol

07/17/2025

This is the only common I came home with on our trip to Montana. It's a fun one. Just check out all those fascinating ways of using tapioca that you never would have considered otherwise! 🤣

07/12/2025

My little bundles of garden joy! 🥰

I planted these onions from seed and I couldn't be more proud of them! It really does help to water things consistently. 😂 💦

I'm not sure why the red onions are so much smaller. I planted them at the same time. Oh well! I'm making way for new plants. I have no idea if they'll have enough growing time, but it's going to be fun trying it out.

07/09/2025

Another day, another antiquing adventure! Hooray!

This time I was in Billings, MT with my good friend ! I walked away from so many incredible treasures. 😭 I did get a few things, but in the end, being able to hang out together was the greatest treasure! 🥰

07/04/2025

Happy Birthday, USA.

We're worried about you. Hope you'll feel better soon. And I hope you get your compass fixed in time. We'd be lost without you.

Love,
Us 🥲❤️