Vintage Eats of Kayleen Reusser
Capturing Delicious Recipes From the Past
This was the week! The first episode of the new season of The Great British Baking Show! (It has also been referred to as Great British Bake-Off or GBBO) This is a highly anticipated moment for fans of the show of whom I am one. The show, which has been running since 2010, is a... Continue Reading →
While talking with a friend about rising food costs, I tried to think of recipes that stretch the food budget. There don't seem to be many, but then I found Spaghetti Pizza. Wow! Not only is the name fun, but it tastes great and you can feed a crowd of 10-12 with only one pound... Continue Reading →
I love quick breads. Those are breads that don't require yeast or rising times. They can be quickly assembled--usually within minutes-- and out of the oven in less than an hour. That is really quick! This Orange Bread recipe is from the Watkins Cook Book published in 1948. At that time there would have been... Continue Reading →
Labor Day – The tradition of end-of-summer picnics may not be possible in your area of the country, due to the seemingly never-ending heat. Where I live in the Midwest we have experienced a heat index for many days of 100+ degrees. Ugh! I will enjoy the three-day weekend, especially since a daughter is flying... Continue Reading →
School started around here last week. While taking an early morning walk today (6:30-7:15), I noticed students standing on the street corners at 7:00. That seemed very early! But when I asked my kids what times they had ridden buses, it was similar. Oh well. That was a while ago and my memory has effectively... Continue Reading →
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 →
It’s that time of year when everyone is wondering what to do with all of their zucchini. When I was newly married, gardeners would bring zucchini to church, along with tomatoes, to share with anyone who wanted them. Not being a gardener, I would take one and chop it finely by hand to make an... 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 →
