Vintage Eats of Kayleen Reusser
Capturing Delicious Recipes From the Past
Some recipes intimidate me. Sourdough breads – let’s be honest, most yeast breads intimidate me, though yeast is on my shelf with every intention of seeing use in my kitchen. Pastry. Period. French Onion Soup. I always order French Onion Soup in a restaurant when it’s on the menu because I love it so much.... Continue Reading →
This recipe’s cookbook is one of the most ‘unofficial’ ones in my inventory. It has no cover and is simply held together by expandable brads. The front page is a typewritten page decorated with the title ‘Quick ‘n Easy’ and “Y.H.S. choir of 1987-1988.” I don't know what the Y.H.S. stands for -- I assume... Continue Reading →
It’s rare that a vintage recipe has Hollywood provenance. Charlotte d’ Avocato Aux Sauce Asperges (Avocado Charlotte with Asparagus Sauce) is one! The recipe came Catherine Grady Crabtree’s A La San Francisco Restaurant Recipes (Crabtree Publishing, 1979). As the book title states, the recipes originated from restaurants in San Francisco. This particular one came from... Continue Reading →
This recipe is so simple that I kept checking the wording to make sure I didn't miss a step. Nope! Start to finish before popping it into the oven took under 15 minutes with a minimum of clean up! That includes the 1 minute (yes, only 1 minute!) of kneading. This very basic loaf gets... Continue Reading →
My first experience cooking curry turned out great! We loved this recipe! It came from a 1960 ‘Ladies’ Home Journal Cookbook : New and Basic Recipes.’ The cover contains vintage dishes in full color. Even the font looks retro. It was hard to know which recipe to choose from the literally thousands included within the... Continue Reading →
You may think people of the 21st century have been the only ones concerned about eating healthily. Not so. This vintage recipe from 1980 is as fresh and original as one you may find in today’s health/ recipe magazines. It is full of vitamins, fiber, and protein all in one easy-to-make dish that is yummy... Continue Reading →
This recipe is not an unusual recipe by any means. Most cookbooks I’d wager have a blueberry muffin recipe. But that’s the wonderful aspect of this recipe – people still love these things, even after almost 40 years when this cookbook was published! Proof: I served these at my church this week at the coffee... Continue Reading →
I couldn't let Valentine’s Day go by without posting a special vintage recipe. My Hubbie -- lucky for me – likes all kinds of goodies normally. But his current favorite treat is cookies. His favorites have always been chocolate chip and Snickerdoodles. Luckily, I found a vintage recipe that caught my eye – Chipperdoodles. Yes,... Continue Reading →
I confess, this recipe seems a little pretentious. I have never in 40+ years of cooking produced a dish that contains not one, not two, but three meats. First, I never felt a dish deserved that much cost or flavor. Mainly because my family would not have noticed the extra effort or expense. So what’s... Continue Reading →
This recipe is in loving memorial of my mother who passed away last month. We would have celebrated her 95th birthday on February 22. She shared it with our nation’s first president, George Washington, who admittedly was born much earlier in 1732. (See more on that below) As his and Abraham Lincoln’s birthday were both... Continue Reading →
Vintage Eats of Kayleen Reusser 