I love everything about vintage cookbooks. From the old-fashioned recipes that represent a simpler time and more carefree cooking to the helpful (albeit sometimes outdated) advice for homemaking and entertaining that is often sprinkled throughout many of these books., I especially love looking at pictures…
I’ve never fancied traditional potato salad, but German Potato Salad is a whole new ballgame. Served warm with little bits of bacon, it is not nothing like the cold, often mayo-laden version that I grew up knowing. Jaye’s German grandma, Gam, introduced me to this…
Full of fall flavor, this Pumpkin Bread is topped with an irresistible brown sugar glaze. Fall is here, and that means pumpkin-flavored everything! I love seasonal dishes and treats we only indulge in once a year, but this pumpkin bread is something that our family…
True to its name, this cake uses a can of tomato soup as a star ingredient along with a medly of fall flavors–cinnamon, cloves and all-spice–and is topped with a thick layer of Brown Sugar Frosting. As soon as the leaves start to turn and…
Our family’s go-to pasta salad, Ring Mac Salad is made with small ring pasta, hard-boiled eggs, minced onion and a dressing of mayo and mustard. Use a few extra eggs to make a decorative daisy on top! Everyone appreciates a good pasta salad, and this…
A gussied-up version of a traditional chocolate chip cookie, these cookies incude rich, tender shortbread combined with semi-sweet chocolate chips and topped with a dusting of powdered sugar. When I first got the idea to start a blog to share cherished family recipes, I knew…
