Here is what I promised – a second vintage recipe using the remainder of the cabbage from last week’s Stuffed Cabbage Rolls. Quick and Easy Fruit Slaw is a delightful, surprising take on the traditional coleslaw made with a cream or vinegary dressing. This recipe offers healthier choices like yogurt. I’ve only learned to like... Continue Reading →
Vintage Recipe: Blueberry Bread
It’s always fun to find a quick and easy vintage recipe that sparks the taste buds! This recipe made with fresh blueberries (frozen can be used if thawed, drained) is moist and tastes much like cake. Every crumb packed a wallop with blueberry goodness! As with most quick breads, it is simple and quick to... Continue Reading →
Vintage Recipe: 24-Hour Fruit Salad
On social media people like to share recipes from their ancestors – mothers, grandmothers, others who wrote down tried-and-true favorites. My mother wrote some of her favorite recipes for us to have, so I’m thrilled to have her beautiful penmanship on recipe cards. Upon examining a spiral-bound cookbook in the Indiana Room of the Wells... Continue Reading →
Recipe: Orange Sponge Cake
Lately, I’ve been on a citrus kick. It could be because my mother passed away in January and I’ve been thinking of happy times with her while growing up. I was blessed to be raised in a Christian family and have a loving family that attended church regularly. One particularly older memory I have is... Continue Reading →
Hollywood History: Charlotte d’Avocato Aux Sauce Asperges
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 →
Vintage Eats Recipe: Healthy, Easy-to-Make Fruit Salad
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 →