Meat and Cabbage aka Sarmas

Here we have a simple sounding dish which my mother called cabbage roll ups and this cook called meat and cabbage. It is very similar to the Armenian sarmas which my friend one year made me for my birthday. So delicious! Sarmas and dolmas are similar, being a little roll of filling surrounded by a … Continue reading

Mustard Eggs

I’m back and apologize for my long absence! The recovery from foot surgery was much more difficult than I anticipated, that is certain. I hope you didn’t give up hope because I have simply tons of great vintage recipes to share with you. Although this one, Mustard Eggs, is not something I would ever in … Continue reading

Meat Loaf

This old standard was printed on the back of Quaker Oats packages for “generations” (at least 40 years).  Finally I decided that I should write it down because I was afraid that they might not put it on at some point.  Good thing.  I haven’t seen it on the boxes in the past several years.  … Continue reading

Salmon Party Ball (Grammie Hennie)

Mrs. Marvel has asked me to “pitch hit” for a couple postings.  These are from my recipe collection, which are not on recipe cards, but from two printed cookbooks that I have accumulated over the years.  Of course, if I lose the printed copy, or it gets spilled on from too much use, I can … Continue reading

So Easy to Make: Bread & Butter Pickles

After reading the recipe for bread & butter pickles recently, and then doing some research on making pickles, I decided I would try to make this recipe from the Farmer’s Record. I was inspired by seeing smallish cucumbers at the store that would make the perfect B&B slices. In my research on pickles I learned … Continue reading