Vintage Eats of Kayleen Reusser
Capturing Delicious Recipes From the Past
This past winter I found a packet of papers in a drawer that made by day, especially with the season I’m in of posting vintage recipes. They were dozens of hand-written recipes my mom—Joan Archbold Brewer—wrote out in the early 1990s. Back then, she made copies and shared them with my two sisters and me.... Continue Reading →
I’ve had to call a halt to the zucchini in my life. I love it so much for use in cooking and baking that I feel I've overdosed after slicing, dicing, sauteing, chopping, and processing it for the freezer to the point that I’m tired of it. Enough is enough. But after shredding and bagging... Continue Reading →
Happy National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! If that is not everyone’s favorite food, I don't know what is. Everyone loves cookies and chocolate chips thrown in a batch puts them just at the top of the food chain! Recipes for chocolate chip cookies appear in just about every vintage church/community group cookbook. I chose the... Continue Reading →
I had never made sandwich cookies in my long history of cookie-baking. They had always seemed like a lot of work with the extra challenge of making a filling. Plus the cookies have to be pretty similar in size to form a nice-looking result. Now that I use a small ice cream scoop to make... Continue Reading →
Lord willing, I’ll spend 4th of July with a gathering of family and friends. However, this same place is possibly where temperatures are predicted to be in triple digits. Whew! While that is not my favorite type of weather (too hot), I’ll enjoy fun times and celebrating a beloved sister’s birthday. I may suggest we... Continue Reading →
If you want to talk about cookies that have maintained popularity over the years (centuries!), I nominate Hermits. Granted, the title could possibly make you question the validity of my choice. People Hermits are thought to be somewhat unpopular beings who elect to be alone. Why would anyone choose that name for a cookie that... Continue Reading →
Those of us in the US have a big weekend coming up—Father’s Day. In America it is held always onthe third Sunday of June. I thought it was just an American holiday, but, according to online research, other countries honor fathers on the same day-- UK, Canada, India. Still other countries observe this special day... Continue Reading →
With the hotter days of summer upon us, I’m forced to stay inside, rather than spend relaxing time on my porch swing. I try to be productive most of the time in the swing by reading through cookbooks while listening through bluetooth headphones to an audio book available from my library (Can I brag for... Continue Reading →
Today is part one of a new series I’m calling ‘When Cooking Hurts.’ Bear with me. It’s not as much of a downer as it may sound. Usually I talk about how cooking/baking vintage recipes helps me by recalling delicious recipes from my mom, grandmas, aunts, beloved friends, all of whom are no longer with... Continue Reading →
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 →
Vintage Eats of Kayleen Reusser 