Vintage Eats of Kayleen Reusser
Capturing Delicious Recipes From the Past
Happy National Sandwich Day! To celebrate, I’m featuring a recipe printed in many vintage church cookbooks – Gooie Looies. This is a new recipe to me. I never ate it growing up and had never heard of it before scanning my old cookbooks. It is full of what I would call ‘picnic’ ingredients – bologna,... Continue Reading →
You may not expect to find a good meat loaf recipe in a cookbook dedicated to fruit. Cranberry Meat Loaves defies that expectation. It is listed in the Better Homes and Gardens 'So Good with Fruit’ volume from 1967. It might seem early to be delving into the cranberry vibe since Thanksgiving and Christmas –... Continue Reading →
This is my new favorite vintage dessert recipe! I had never cooked with plums. Truth be told, although I liked the taste of plums eaten raw, I didn't purchase them often. Finding two bags on sale at the grocery inspired me to pick them up and try them in a recipe. Wow! This Italian Plum... 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 →
Vintage Eats of Kayleen Reusser 