If one cookie got baked during the Christmas season in my house while growing up, it was the chocolate chip cookie. Even if sometimes they were of the slice and bake variety. Everyone in the house loved them. They were the cookie that we left out for Santa long before we realized that Santa's favorite … Continue reading The History of the Chocolate Chip Cookie
Next up on the week of cookies is a recipe for sparkling gingersnaps. I chose this recipe because you can tell it was one of the previous owner of the recipe box tried and true recipes. The card is far from clean with age and use signs all over it. This recipe is definitely an … Continue reading Sparkling Gingersnaps
All this week, I am going to post a cookie recipe that I have tested from my recipe box collection. Baking is a huge part of December and cookies are probably on the top of that list for most people. I will admit I always have great intentions of being like the "Cooky Lady" and baking … Continue reading Strawberry Meringue Bars
So to recap what is going on here, I talked about making a 1963 Thanksgiving menu from Better Homes and Gardens Birthdays and Family Celebrations last Friday. Then I talked about the appetizers here, the main course here and I quickly delved into the history of Waldorf salad here which was featured on the menu. … Continue reading 1963 Thanksgiving Menu: The Dessert
This was the salad that accompanied the 1963 Thanksgiving menu that you can read about here, here and here. I did not grow up eating this salad. This was another dish that in my young mind sound so fancy and complicated. Surely a salad link to such a high class hotel had to have such … Continue reading The History of Waldorf Salad
Yesterday I talked about the 1942 movie I Married a Witch and mentioned that I made waffles to go with which is what today's post is going to be about. Waffles you ask....Why waffles? Well there is a short and a long answer to that question. The quick answer is because there is a scene … Continue reading 1940s Waffles
One thing that has always been a favorite to me in the world of vintage is the arts and crafty look that a lot of the party decorations had. They didn't have the internet showing them the sacred path to beautiful professional looking parties by pointing them to YouTube, Pinterest and Instagram. They didn't have … Continue reading Halloween Cupcake Decorations
It is October and of course the month of Halloween so I figured I would feature a few holiday themed treats. Today I made the Triple Treat Parfait from the 1977 children's cookbook Amazing Magical Jell-O Desserts. Why is it called "Triple Treat"? Well because it includes three layers: gelatin, whipped cream and pudding. The … Continue reading Gelatin Diaries: Halloween Triple Treat Parfait
Edward G. Robinson was an actor who had a career spanning over 50 years as well as a political activist. He is most known for his gangster roles in movies. He has quite an impressive filmography that includes such movies as Key Largo, Soylent Green, Little Caesar and Smart Money. Double Indemnity is my favorite … Continue reading Edward G. Robinson’s Baked Noodles
I have a collection of vintage metal recipe boxes. Sixteen to be exact with all but one full of handwritten recipes and clippings from newspapers and magazines of the past. My favorite thing to do is to flip through the curated recipes of someone's time in the kitchen. The problem is I rarely cook from … Continue reading Recipe Box: Pumpkin Cookies
