Vintage Eats of Kayleen Reusser
Capturing Delicious Recipes From the Past
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 →
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 →
(That is how the recipe in the cookbook spells what we spell as 'Lasagna') With a slight break in the hot temperatures (the high is only 84 degrees!), I finally turned on the oven to make a baked pasta dish. It’s been a while for us to have such a filling dish. But school has... Continue Reading →
I’m challenging myself to try healthy foods that are new to me. That includes cabbage. This is not necessarily an unusual food in the culinary world, just in my diet. My grandma grew cabbage in her garden. Mom didn't serve it often, probably because she knew my sisters and me always turned up our noses... Continue Reading →
I’m not a vegetarian, but I’m not a huge meat eater either. I prefer cheese and crackers to a heavy meat dish. But in recent years, I’m veering more towards sauteed vegetables for a main dish like are found in this yummy and simple dish. I found this recipe which was called ‘Special Carrots’ in... Continue Reading →
Sometimes titles of recipes catch my eye. That was true in this case. What is green rice? In reading through this recipe I realized spinach turned the rice green. Don't let the dark green color put you off! Even people who don't think they like spinach will find this a tasty dish. Although I regularly... Continue Reading →
Wow! There are definite rewards for trying old recipes. This is one of them! It's not often that I find a cookbook dedicated to one vegetable among my growing collection of vintage cookbooks. But when I found one dedicated to asparagus, I had to have it. Admittedly, asparagus has not always been a popular veggie... Continue Reading →
I made this Curry Vegetable Salad for a potluck at my local library’s cookbook club. It got rave reviews! It is a complete meal with my addition of two boiled, chopped eggs and a 2.5-ounce package of bacon pieces for more protein power. It reminded me of the pea salad that Mom used to make,... Continue Reading →
Vintage Eats of Kayleen Reusser 