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  • December 12, 2025VintageDishandDell

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I am in a bit of a Junk Hunt “haze” after my whirl I am in a bit of a Junk Hunt “haze” after my whirlwind trip up north to 🤗 BE A VENDOR 🤗 at one of my favorite annual events! 

Thanks to @toniaforstrom, my vintage-loving forever friend, who helped me to set up in record time and to style my space. We’ve attended and shopped this event for years so I just knew in my heart it’d be the perfect place to showcase my book and also debut the matching recipe box and recipe cards! 💕

Thanks to everyone who came by and made purchases, shared stories of their own family recipes and all those who drawn in by the vintage linens, doilies,  tea cup vases and handwritten recipe cards!! You are my people!😘😘
Kicking off a weekend of book-related fun with an Kicking off a weekend of book-related fun with an event at @nextchapterbooksellers tonight at 6 p.m.  I’ll be sharing a few of my favorite “dish & tell” stories (and yes, a few bites from the book too!).
 
Come say hi, dish & tell with me, or maybe get a jump on Mother’s Day shopping. I truly can’t think of a more meaningful way to celebrate the moms in your life as “Dish and Tell: Recipes from the Heart” is filled with sweet stories and cherished recipes, many of them tied to the beloved matriarchs who made them memorable in the first place.💕
I am giddy about the week ahead—especially my book I am giddy about the week ahead—especially my book signing event at @bettys.antiques.stp, tucked into the charming neighborhood at Selby and Snelling in St. Paul!
 
If you haven’t been to this shop, you are in for a treat. The owner, Liz, has such a gift for creating a welcoming space filled to the brim with beautiful dishes and vintage treasures. I stopped in yesterday and overheard a loyal patron say she comes to Betty’s just to spend time in the space—and I completely agree! 💕
 
I’ll be there Saturday starting at noon, signing copies of “Dish and Tell: Recipes from the Heart,” which just so happens to include Liz’s Grandma Betty’s (her shop’s namesake!) famous homemade caramels. The book would make such a special Mother’s Day gift, especially paired with one of the beautiful vintage finds in the shop (and maybe even some of Grandma Betty’s caramels 😉 which will be there for sampling and purchase!)
 
Hope to see you there!
If your heart goes pitter pitter for vintage handw If your heart goes pitter pitter for vintage handwritten and typed recipe cards, I will  have a supply for sale this Friday @duluthjunkhunt! There are some great recipes in this pile!!💕
Thanks to all who have come out to one of my book Thanks to all who have come out to one of my book events so far! Here is a list of where I will be next including some fun stops in my neighborhood in the week ahead AND Junk Hunt in Duluth on Friday. 🤗

You can find more details on these events on my website: www.vintagedishandtell.com
One week from today, I will be in my happy place a One week from today, I will be in my happy place at @duluthjunkhunt at the @deccduluth!!

I will be there (one day only!) on Friday (booth #35) with copies of “Dish and Tell: Recipes from the Heart” (that I will be happy to sign) AND a limited supply of these beautiful hand-painted recipe boxes with the sweetest matching recipe cards that also happen to match the design of my cookbook!! Such a fun gift idea for Mother’s Day, weddings, wedding showers or to treat yourself! 💕Hope to see you there!!😘
True “recipes from the heart!” 💕 My mom has kept True “recipes from the heart!” 💕

My mom has kept this vintage vessel on her counter for decades. It contains the go-to recipes that she has made over and over through the years. Even though she doesn’t cook or bake anymore, it still sits on her counter and is such a sweet reminder of all the love she poured into everything she made for our family.🥰
 
There’s something about seeing her handwriting and the handwriting of other “keerpers’” in our family—little notes, smudges, and all—that is just so special! I also love to see all the magazine clippings affixed to index cards with her added notes! :)
 
Where do you keep your most cherished recipes? A box, a binder, tucked into a drawer…or saved somewhere digital?
Yesterday I had the chance to “Dish & Tell” with a Yesterday I had the chance to “Dish & Tell” with a very special guest, my six-year-old neighbor.💕
 
We talked about her favorite foods (marshmallows are at the top!), her most important food memories (all six years of them!), and baked a few desserts together, including a shortbread recipe she shared with me from a darling children’s book (The Hidden Book of Gnomes) that was quite possibly the best I’ve ever had.
 
She also taught me a few things! At one point, she asked if I had any coconut oil and then proceeded to show me how she uses it to keep her hands from getting chapped. And that you can eat it and you can’t do that with lotion now can you?! Brilliant!😂😂
 
A reminder that to “Dish & Tell” means to  share stories, recipes, and everyday wisdom, no matter your age and no matter who is sitting across the table.❤️
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