It’s autumn, my favorite time of year! And, even though it means triple digit temperatures caused by winds off of the desert where I live now, all of those years of living in locations with four seasons has changed my DNA so that I start craving a good homemade soup. So, in honor of the . . . → Read More: It’s Autumn and that Means Soup!
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 One comment - (Comments are closed)  Cooking from Scratch, Recipe, updated vintage recipe  vegetable soup Recipe Card #20: Ways With Peppers Inspired by the book/film Julie & Julia, I’ve decided to work my way through one or more of my vintage cookbooks. But which one(s)? As I was rooting through the closet turned cookbook bookshelf, I came across a plastic orange box filled with Betty Crocker recipes that my . . . → Read More: Ways With Peppers My Honey and I would not be what you’d call big fish eaters. Sure we’d eat it if someone served it to us and ocassionally I’d order fish and chips, but that was pretty much it. We were both raised protestants and therefore we weren’t participants in the Catholic tradition of meatless Fridays. When we . . . → Read More: Fish Friday: Salmon with Pecan Coating Like a lot of people, I love fried chicken. Despite my family raving about my chicken, I always thought that it was a little dry (especially if I cooked it without the skin and bones) or that the crispy coating was a little too burnt. My basic “go to” recipe was an oven fried variation from the . . . → Read More: Take That, KFC! My husband tells me that his mother prepared casseroles for dinner almost every night. While I don’t know if this is true, I do know that my poor mother-in-law was trying to feed four hungry boys and couldn’t seem to keep any food in the house. I haven’t been much of a casserole person. To . . . → Read More: Tuesday Tastings: Skillet Lasagna From This… The other day, I mentioned that I was able to get several pounds of peaches for only $1 from Tenerelli Orchards because they were Grade B and C quality (watch yesterday’s film for an explanation of food grades). After cutting out the bruises, I still was able to have some peaches left . . . → Read More: Fun with Peaches: Vintage Peach Pie Recipe Golden Peach Pie (Better Homes & Gardens "Pies and Cakes" 1966) I was able to buy a couple pounds of peach “seconds” at the farmers’ market the other day for dirt cheap. I simply told the farmer that I wanted peaches for a pie and that I didn’t care what they looked like. If . . . → Read More: Interesting Contrast: B H & Gardens Peach Pie Homemade strawberry jam on toast *Said in a retro soap opera announcer voice* When we last left our modern retro woman, she was wondering what she was going to do with all of the extra strawberries that the farmer had added to her bag… After I made my delicious strawberry pie last week, I . . . → Read More: Fun With Strawberries Part 2: Freezer Jam 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Cooking, Cooking from Scratch, home economics freezer jam, strawberries Strawberry Pie from Betty Crocker WWII Era Cookbook The farmers’ market that I go to is overflowing with strawberries right now. I was quite surprised because they are usually in season in the late spring in my neck of the woods. By July, we have triple-digit temps and strawberries can’t handle the heat. One . . . → Read More: Fun with Strawberries: Vintage Pie Recipe 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Baking, Cooking from Scratch, Vintage Recipe pastry, pies, strawberries I’ve been AWOL for a couple of reasons but I didn’t realize HOW AWOL I’ve been until I realized that It has been almost two weeks since I’ve posted. Frankly, I’ve been struggling with lack of energy for the past few weeks and I finally realized this morning it is because of my darn allergies! . . . → Read More: Vegetable Lasagna and Darn Allergies |
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