Vintage Eats of Kayleen Reusser
Capturing Delicious Recipes From the Past
If sugary treats threaten to disable your health restrictions or caloric goals this Christmas season, Hot Spiced Fruit is a good recipe to come to your rescue. It is a wonderfully luscious combination of fruits with no or little sugar involved. Frozen berries which are plentiful throughout the year are often packed sugar-free. Plus, it... Continue Reading →
The bounty of fall vegetables continues with yellow squash. I felt lucky to find an easy, delicious, nutritious recipe to use up those stragglers hanging around in my refrigerator. I had not yet featured yellow squash in a recipe so this is a novelty. They taste similar to zucchini with much moisture inside. They cook... Continue Reading →
Today would have been my husband’s 73rd birthday. He passed away last year from prostate cancer. We are still grieving for him. I had planned to spend time at his grave, but the weather (snow) has kept me inside (my daughter’s school was cancelled, it was that bad). I decided to honor his memory by... Continue Reading →
Last week, I gave my debut presentation of ‘Cooking Through the 20th Century.’ It was a zoom presentation for an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) group in Fresno, CA. I presented one recipe from each decade of the 20th century, based on recipes found in cookbooks I own. I showed photos of the cookbooks and... Continue Reading →
Our temps are back in the 80s this week so it’s off with the oven for the evening meal. This stove-top chicken dish is easy to fix and you probably have all of the ingredients in your pantry or refrigerator. The décor in the photo of the finished recipe is from my daughter. She helped... Continue Reading →
This is my new favorite vintage dessert recipe! I had never cooked with plums. Truth be told, although I liked the taste of plums eaten raw, I didn't purchase them often. Finding two bags on sale at the grocery inspired me to pick them up and try them in a recipe. Wow! This Italian Plum... Continue Reading →
Sometimes the simplest of cookbooks catches my attention. This recipe for a delicious chicken salad is in a 64-page, stapled cookbook called ‘Old Timey Recipes.’ It was published by a company of the same name in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in the mid-1990s. The cookbook is in great condition, making me wonder if it was a... Continue Reading →
Are you a gardener who feels like zucchini is growing out your ears because it is so plentiful? If so, pass it on. I’m enjoying trying multiple recipes with zucchini. The wonderful thing about zucchini is that it can be used in everything from appetizers to entrees to vegetarian and vegetable to desserts! Plus, I... Continue Reading →
Today is National Cheesecake Day! I can't think of a better type of day. Yes, I have something of a sweet tooth. But I’m trying to balance that with a number of healthy recipes this year. Hence, the slaw, salads, and protein-packed dishes. But there comes a time when only something sweet, specifically cheesecake, will... Continue Reading →
It’s a cooler day this morning in my part of the Midwest – 68! But the temps are supposed to get sweltering again by the end of the week. We had several incidents of rain over the weekend which really helped with our crops and gardens. Thank God for that! As it is not yet... Continue Reading →
Vintage Eats of Kayleen Reusser 