Gingerbread Cookies

Quite possibly the easiest gingerbread cookies you will ever make, easy enough my daughter made them by herself at age seven. All I did was help with a little guidance. We enjoy gingerbread cookies that are colorful and joyful, even though traditional gingerbread is decorated only with white icing. Everyone likes what they like! These … Continue reading

Baked Ziti

Hello everyone in recipe land! It’s been a while since I last posted, but we’re back with an amazing new dish! This time though we have more than just the recipe card. I’ve started a YouTube channel companion for the site and will be posting videos drawn from many of the great vintage recipes we … Continue reading

An Oh Em Gee Squeee!

I’m always looking for new sources of recipes – antique and curio shops, thrift stores, and of course, eBay. Today I opened a recent eBay purchase and I couldn’t be more excited!! I haven’t even had a chance to count how many recipes there are in these two boxes, but let me tell you, there … Continue reading

Beets with Orange Sauce

  Beets. With a thick orange sauce on them. Yummmm. Or not. I like beets either pickled or roasted. I guess I’m a bit of a beet purist. My folks grew a variety of vegetables when I was growing up and beets were one of them – carrots, chard, spinach, onions, etc. Anyway, my mother … Continue reading

Cocktail party food – Part 2

Let’s fill in your cocktail party menu with some more great recipes! Here’s a party basic that you can alter to your own specifications. Stuffed Eggs 6 hard-cooked eggs 4 tbsp soft butter 3 tbsp mayonnaise 2 tsp minced onion 1 tsp prepared mustard 1/2 tsp garlic salt Dash of cayenne pepper Mayonnaise Parsley sprigs … Continue reading