I’ve been slacking off posts because of an overwhelming amount of source material. I realize that doesn’t make sense, but “overwhelming” is the key word in that sentence. Recently, I have collected well into the hundreds of vintage and heirloom handwritten recipes! I found a little box very similar to my Gram’s recipe box (the … Continue reading
We are going to brunch this coming Sunday with friends and I tend to think of crumb cakes as a brunch dish, like a coffee cake. But when you think about it, really a coffee cake or crumb cake was made to be served with coffee mid-morning or mid-afternoon, sort of like taking tea. This … Continue reading
Quite a while ago I posted this recipe for Peach Tart Pie, which had been one of my Gram’s recipes. At the time I commented that it would probably be a dessert that looked impressive but would be very easy. Well, passing through the market the other day I saw peaches…you know what happened next, … Continue reading
I don’t know if I’d call this a cake as it seems more like a muffin, but without trying it first, I’m a bit unsure. Of course, very old cakes were more like what we consider muffins or breads anyway. The oldest tradition I could find concerning a wedding cake was to pile a bunch … Continue reading
The recipe I posted today was just too tempting, and since I have some time on my hands lately, I decided to try out the Chocolate Walnut Dollars. Okay, here we go! First I creamed the shortening and sugar, then added the egg and finally the rest of the ingredients. Before I added the nuts … Continue reading
Gram's Recipe Box 