Vintage Eats of Kayleen Reusser
Capturing Delicious Recipes From the Past
Is anyone else tired of summer and its hotness? (Is hotness a word?) I find myself going to the gym, rather than exercising outside – because it’s too hot to walk even at 6am. We enclosed our patio to enjoy summer without bugs – but it’s too hot to sit out there. My lawn is... Continue Reading →
With summer here in full force I’m gung-ho for trying new vintage salad recipes. What I’ve learned after scanning dozens (hundreds?) of 40+ years old cookbooks is that a ‘salad’ differed greatly back then to what it is known for today. Cookbooks written prior to the 1980s often used colored gelatin, otherwise known as ‘Jello’... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday to me! This week I celebrated my birthday with family and friends. It was a great day but the first one without my husband. If you follow this blog, you’ll know that I have talked about life following my husband’s death last year. It has been tough. Actually, as I’m sure most widows... Continue Reading →
If you are a mystery lover, you’ve probably run across cozy mysteries that are food-centered and include recipes at the end for the reader to try, based on their mention in the text. This was true upon my reading of ‘Murder with Ganache’ by Lucy Burdette. The characters make the Greek dish Spanakopita -- translated... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Vintage Eats! Cookies were part of my baking routine in the 1980s and 1990s when my kids were growing up. I must have created thousands using different recipes, though mostly chocolate chip. When my mother-in-law gave me Air Bake cookie sheets, it opened me to a world of fewer burnt cookies in our... Continue Reading →
Vintage Eats of Kayleen Reusser 