Crunch, crunch. MORE CRUNCH! Have you got the idea that this salad is noisy? It’s also popular and unusual. Not many salads can claim all three. Let’s take this recipe apart so you can understand my fascination with it. First, Japanese Chicken Salad is found in nearly all of the cookbooks I’ve perused from the... Continue Reading →
Vintage Eats Recipe: 1980 Spiced Pecans
Christmas is almost here. Yikes! If you’re, like me, short on time and cash but need a dish to take to a gathering, I suggest Spiced Pecans. They can be whipped it up in less than 15 minutes. Allow 30 minutes for them to cool after baking and you can scoop these luscious, gluten-free snacks... Continue Reading →
Vintage Eats Recipe: 1924 Butterscotch Squares
I love finding gems in my vintage cookbooks – especially those that are more than 100 years old! Butterscotch Squares should be renamed ‘Pecan Butterscotch Squares’ because the pecans add so much flavor. The recipe is in a hardback 350-page volume called ‘Modern Priscilla Cook Book.’ The cover also states that it includes “One thousand... Continue Reading →