Greetings from my vintage kitchen!
Grab a cup of coffee (and maybe a little something sweet) and catch up on what I am cooking right now, my family’s food traditions and my love for all things vintage.


What I’m making in this season of celebration. June is the time when we honor dads and grads and it takes on exponential meaning in my life this year: two recent graduation commencements (for my college daughter and my high school senior), a big grad party at our house, an…
Connecting with your mom about family recipes.
Sometimes it’s fun to revisit an old cookbook! Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time with The Marshall Field’s Cookbook which includes many of the classic menu items from the department store’s legendary restaurants as well as “fresh takes” on these cherished dishes from a group of famous chefs…
Here are a few of may favorite holiday baking traditions.
I was tickled to talk with Staci Mergenthal for her podcast Funeral Potatoes & Wool Mittens. It’s such a great podcast (with a great name BTW!!) that I have been “fan-girling” over and for good reason. It’s “for people who embrace the warm and cozy spirit of everyday living in…