Vintage Eats Recipe: Buttermilk Biscuits

This week we’re in the middle of a move. We should be in our new home in a few weeks! That means most of my vintage cookbooks and dishes are packed. So this week’s vintage recipe is from a yet-unpacked cookbook and is quick, easy and calls for items on my pantry shelves. These buttermilk... Continue Reading →

Vintage Recipe: Patriotic Yellow Buttermilk Cake Trifle

This is the week of our country’s independence, starting in 1776! Happy birthday, America! We are a patriotic family and so I try to show my support for our patriotic holidays as often as possible. This Fourth of July I’m focusing on showing my patriotism through my baking. After looking online and in magazines for... Continue Reading →

Vintage Recipe & Funny Story for Mother’s Day

What do you do when your dad’s birthday falls on or near Mother’s Day? You celebrate big time! Dad worked on the railroad for the majority of his life. He was proud of his conductor's uniform. Dad was born on May 12, 1926. He was one of 11 children. I don’t know if my grandma... Continue Reading →

Recipe: Ham and Potato Quiche

Here is an economical and yummy ‘meat and potatoes’ dish perfect for a Sunday brunch. It is economical because I decided to double it and yet kept to the same amount of meat. Yet, it is full of protein with cheese and lots of eggs! I found it in a cookbook recently purchased at a... Continue Reading →

Vintage Eats Recipe: Curried Chicken with Cream

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 →

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 →

Vintage Eats Recipe: Butterscotch Almond Cookies for Cancer Institute Staff

I know, I know. Another cookie recipe. Really, though, is anyone complaining about too many yummy cookie recipes? I don't think so. It must have been my imagination. This week I’m posting a vintage recipe from 1959 for a cookie made even more special because of whom I served them to -- A very special... Continue Reading →

Vintage Eats Recipe: 1985 Blueberry Muffins

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 →

Vintage Eats Valentine’s Day Recipe: 1968 Chipperdoodles

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 →

Vintage Eats Recipe: 1974 Creole Gumbo File

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 →

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