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During the holidays, I often wax poetic and get nostalgic about my childhood. This is going to be one of those posts. (Please bear with me.) My mom and aunt were both home economics teachers. (Today they would be called FACS teachers for Family and Consumer Sciences.) They would often discuss the latest food trends, . . . → Read More: The “Party Book” and a vintage dip recipe (circa 1960)  11 comments - (Comments are closed)  Nostalgia, Recipes, What we're growing, eating, and doing.  appetizers, Christmas 2013, cream cheese, dip 
Another heirloom recipe from the 50s. Cookies for Santa, perhaps? . . . → Read More: Carrot Cake Holiday Cookie 12 comments - (Comments are closed) Nostalgia, Recipes carrots, Christmas 2013, cookies, heirloom recipes, oats 
A recipe for a “Cooky” master mix from a vintage (circa 1955) pamphlet along with a Lemon Drop cooky recipe. (I love being kitschy at Christmas!) . . . → Read More: “Cooky” Mix 5 comments - (Comments are closed) Nostalgia, Recipes Christmas 2013, cookie mix, cookies, gifts, heirloom recipes, lemon 
In my recent Día de Muertos post, I mentioned making my own butter for the Pan de Muerto recipe from Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. I wanted to post the procedure here. But first….a “remember when.” In the early 80s my mom had her heart set on a KitchenAid stand mixer. Mom had many careers . . . → Read More: Butter (DIY) 17 comments - (Comments are closed) Nostalgia, Recipes, What we're growing, eating, and doing. butter, cream, DIY, Make Your Own 
Over the years, Halloween has become a major holiday in itself, one worthy of outrageous parties and get-togethers. According to Yahoo news, Americans will spend $8 billion on Halloween. (That seems a bit excessive, right?) When did Halloween morph into such a national spending frenzy? (Segue alert…Here I go into a “when I was young” . . . → Read More: The Ghost of Halloweens Past 
No simple toast meal today but an inspired dish from the film “Toast” for Food ‘n Flix. The recipe? Chickenburgers-in-a-Basket, a vintage dish from a 1960s cookbook. . . . → Read More: Chickenburgers-in-a-Basket for Food ‘n Flix: Toast 26 comments - (Comments are closed) Clubs and Blog Hops, Nostalgia, Recipes, What we're growing, eating, and doing. cheese, chicken, Food n' Flix, sandwiches 
During our life together as a couple, we have always had a cat. (And, really, we aren’t cat people. Am I in denial?) In fact, The Hubs adopted a huge, yellow cat for me from the SPCA when we were dating. I dubbed him Sam. (When I was tiny, I had a yellow tom cat . . . → Read More: Izzy 
Two recipes today: A stellar coconut chocolate cake and a just okay chicken noodle dish. . . . → Read More: August Food ‘n Flix: A great Chocolate Coconut Cake (and an average Paprikash)… 33 comments - (Comments are closed) Clubs and Blog Hops, Nostalgia, Recipes cake, chicken, chocolate, coconut, dessert, dill, Food n' Flix, paprika, yogurt 
Our white peaches ripened (along with all the grapes and a peck of cucumbers). . . . → Read More: Spiced Peach Jam with Brandy 17 comments - (Comments are closed) Garden, Nostalgia, Recipes, What we're growing, eating, and doing. brandy, garden, jam, peaches, preserves 
This beverage is cold, delicious and refreshing….kind of like a Sonic drink…. . . . → Read More: Orangeade Thyme Cooler 23 comments - (Comments are closed) Nostalgia, Recipes, Restaurants and Eateries, What we're growing, eating, and doing. beverage, oranges, Revs and Recs, thyme |
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