Vintage Eats of Kayleen Reusser
Capturing Delicious Recipes From the Past
Today’s recipe is from one of my oldest cookbooks. I recently purchased this small volume entitled ‘Royal Baker and Pastry Cook’ with an attractive full-color cover at a library book sale. I know some cookbook lovers are reading this so I’ll spend a few moments describing this fascinating historic document. It says on the cover... Continue Reading →
Deciding what to take to a Christmas party can be a challenge. Most people seem to want to create a wow factor and take a dessert. I admit, I usually save room for dessert(s). But in realizing my family has veered away from decadent desserts (although we still like some), I thought of creating a... Continue Reading →
Banana bread can be great for gift giving at the holidays. It seems like the only recipes for Christmas revolve around sugar. I like sugar as much as anyone, but it is refreshing to veer away and only indulge in something intensely sweet for special events. While attending a recent party, I chose to contribute... Continue Reading →
Carrots and potatoes will cook evenly in a casserole along with the chicken. Lest you think sugar is a major food group in my kitchen, based on the number of sugar-filled recipes I’ve shared, here is a recipe full of protein and fiber and nutrients. And for some cooks, the best thing about it is... Continue Reading →
Today’s Vintage Eats recipe of Pfeffernuesse Cookies (pronounced feff-er-noose) is shared by Michael ‘Mike’ Vorndran of Fort Wayne, Indiana. I met Mike a few years ago while doing a talk about my interviews with 260 World War II vets for a genealogy group at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mike is... Continue Reading →
Today I’m featuring a vintage dessert favorite of my husband’s because his birthday is coming up. (I promise that not every vintage recipe featured here will be a dessert – but is anyone really complaining?) I say it’s a favorite of his, although he would have not eaten it for the past 40+ years of... Continue Reading →
“Apple, Apple Dumpling, My first choice,” Cry all the husbands With one voice. “Apple for the Filling, Sugar and spice,-- Wrap it up in pastry,-- Count me twice! ** This little ditty (I guess that’s what you would call it) introduces the Apple Dumplings recipe in the Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook (p. 325 for those... Continue Reading →
