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When we left my bread making adventure the other day, we wondered whether the bread would continue to rise enough for us to have it with dinner that night. It didn’t. Around 6:00, the dough had finally risen. Punched down and shaped before resting for 15 minutes.
Dough cut into four . . . → Read More: Let Us Make Bread Together (On Our Knees) Part 2  Comments are closed  Baking, Cooking, Cooking from Scratch, home economics, Vintage Recipe  Hand cranked bread maker, ideal 1950's housewife I’ve mentioned before that music is the gateway to my soul. I grew up surrounded by church music and singing in youth choirs. There are times an old-time hymn will start playing in my head to bring me comfort and reassurance, especially on days like today when I’m feeling frustrated by this holding pattern that . . . → Read More: Let Us Make Bread Together (On Our Knees) Part 1 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Baking, Cooking, Cooking from Scratch, home economics, Vintage Recipe Hand cranked bread maker, ideal 1950's housewife We will be celebrating Thanksgiving here in the United States next week. This Turkey Glace recipe was originally published on December 9, 2008. It really is a great “what do I do with all of these leftovers” recipe. And it is easy to tweak, too, depending upon the amount of leftovers you have. Enjoy! The . . . → Read More: From The Archives: The Ultimate Turkey Leftovers Recipe: Turkey Glace 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Cooking, Recipe, updated vintage recipe, Vintage Recipe Cooking, turkey leftovers, Vintage cooking This vintage recipe for pumpkin pecan pie was originally posted exactly two years ago, November 11, 2009. Pumpkin Pecan Pie by Mrs. Myron Leitz I love pumpkin pie. Well, homemade pumpkin pie. I usually end up disliking the pumpkin pies that I order at a restaurant. And the frozen pies? *phhht* Why bother? My . . . → Read More: From the Archives: Pumpkin Pecan Pie {Vintage Recipe} Comments are closed Cooking, Cooking from Scratch, home economics, Vintage Recipe Cooking, pumpkin pecan pie, Thanksgiving menus I found this recipe in an international meat cookbook published in 1967. I’ve discovered that starchy food and I don’t get along but I sure miss my pizzas! This beef roll has all of the flavor of my favorite pizzas without all of the after effects. It hits the spot for dinner and it pretty . . . → Read More: Modern Retro Recipe: Polpettone alla Siciliana (Sicilian Beef Roll) Comments are closed Cooking, Cooking from Scratch, Vintage Recipe meat loaf, meatloaf, pinwheel meat roll I was looking through my vintage cookbooks for a fun Halloween dessert (that didn’t involve a pumpkin) when I came across these adorable guys. Using oranges instead of pumpkins, you create little jack-o-lanterns using cloves, licorice, and maraschino cherries and fill them with lime sherbert.
Goblin Frosties Ingredients 4 medium oranges . . . → Read More: Modern Retro Recipe: Goblin Frosties 4 comments - (Comments are closed) home economics, updated vintage recipe, Vintage Recipe dessert, Halloween, recipes Hamburger Press: So Simple, Yet Efficient We had these the other night and they are just so good that I had to share the recipe with you again. This article was originally posted on July 12, 2010. ***** The more I learn how to eat like my grandmother, the more I am amazed at . . . → Read More: From the Archives: Deviled Beef Patties {Recipe} Dear Friends, I’m off to run errands but I thought I’d share this post from two years ago. I don’t know about your neck of the woods but it is scorching hot here and I’ve been thinking about my grandmother’s ice cream recipe for the past few days. To me, this is so much tastier . . . → Read More: Only Grandma’s Ice Cream Will Cool Us Off Today! Did you hear a squeal of delight emanating from Los Angeles the other day? It was me. I checked my mailbox and there was a big envelope with my name on it from my former-student-turned-friend Erica (as an aside, I already told my higher ups at the graduate university that if anything happens to me, . . . → Read More: Is This Recipe a Keeper? Smothered Hamburg Patties It is unanimous in our home: We don’t particularly care for pork chops. So why do I buy them? Well, I won’t anymore. But I kept buying them because they would go on sale for dirt cheap and I thought The Mister liked them. However, we’ve both decided that they just don’t have the same . . . → Read More: Menu Monday: Is “Pork Chops Diane” a Keeper? |
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