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 →
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 →
I watch a lot of TV that takes place in the British Isles. It’s a place I’ve always wanted to visit. One item that everyone in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland talk about are scones! These biscuit-like baked items come in various shapes – round seems to be most common, although triangular is also seen... 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 →
Carrot cake may seem to be a seasonal dessert, i.e. the spring when we think of bunnies and carrots and new life. But, as carrots are readily available and affordable all year, Carrot Cake can be a year-round treat. I’ve never heard of anyone complaining that it is out of season! While Carrot Cake is... Continue Reading →
When looking for a vintage recipe that sounds delicious and one that I’ll hopefully be able to create with a delicious taste, according to today’s cooking standards, I feel like an archeologist. Digging through my treasure trove of old cookbooks, I’ve found that not every recipe sounds appealing. This week I saw a recipe for... Continue Reading →
Happy National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! If that is not everyone’s favorite food, I don't know what is. Everyone loves cookies and chocolate chips thrown in a batch puts them just at the top of the food chain! Recipes for chocolate chip cookies appear in just about every vintage church/community group cookbook. I chose the... Continue Reading →
I had never made sandwich cookies in my long history of cookie-baking. They had always seemed like a lot of work with the extra challenge of making a filling. Plus the cookies have to be pretty similar in size to form a nice-looking result. Now that I use a small ice cream scoop to make... Continue Reading →
It’s Christmas in July! Before the month is over, I wanted to share a darling dessert that also qualifies as a craft. And a very cute one! Frozen Christmas Tree Dessert is light, easy to make and just the right touch at the end of a meal. I found it under the title of 'Frozen... 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 →
