Vintage Eats of Kayleen Reusser
Capturing Delicious Recipes From the Past
Today is National Pie Day! What a great food to celebrate! To be honest, I’ve not made many pies in my life. When my kids were growing up, I made cakes that offered more slices per recipe for my hungry crowd. With a pie each person would only get a single slice and it would... Continue Reading →
Have you ever made a mistake in the kitchen and not known it was a mistake until after you’ve eaten the item –and it tasted delicious? I have. In fact, I may have created a new recipe – all with a mistake born of ignorance. Let me explain. It has to do with persimmons. I... Continue Reading →
As we near the end of 2025, I’ll be sharing some of my favorite recipes from the year and what I love about them. This is my favorite OLD recipe from 2025. In fact, it is the oldest recipe I’ve ever re-created with success. It is delicious! The recipe name labels it a ‘bread’, but... Continue Reading →
If I could confess to one culinary weakness, it is bread. I love all types – rolls, muffins, sliced, baguettes, yeast, quick, whatever. Knowing carbs from bread can convert to sugar in the bloodstream, I do try to limit myself somewhat, due to a familial history of diabetes. But, when I find a power bread... Continue Reading →
I debated whether to feature these little gems because my efforts at decorating them were not great. But then I thought that maybe other people feel that way about their cooking/ baking efforts and we should not put ourselves down for less-than-perfect results. After all, these brightly-frosted petite cookies tasted fine. I just may have... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
One thing I really like about re-creating vintage recipes is knowing exactly what I’m eating. There is no strange ingredient list with items I can't pronounce and have no idea of what they are. Instead, I use common items that are economical and something from my pantry, usually a leftover item I’ve used previously, which... 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 →
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 →
Vintage Eats of Kayleen Reusser 