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  • March 25, 2026VintageDishandDell

    The Dish: A vintage coconut bunny cake with fluffy frosting and a pretty pastel swirl surprise inside. The Tell: While gathering stories for my cookbook…

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Who remembers… …Church Window Candy?! Did you cal Who remembers…

…Church Window Candy?! Did you call it something else? Some people make Church Window Candy during the holidays, but I will always associate it with Easter because that’s when my mom would often make it. And, the pastel colors of the mini marshmallows make me think of spring!

This is my mom’s recipe card…some of our most treasured family recipes are clippings from newspapers and magazines that she affixed to index cards! 🤪
I’m still thinking about what a special night we h I’m still thinking about what a special night we had at @lykkebooksnewulm last Thursday.💕
 
My first “Dish & Tell” book event was everything I hoped for and more. I loved connecting with readers in such a charming bookstore that’s clearly at the heart of its community.
 
The staff pulled out all the stops to make recipes from the book, organize a recipe card swap, and even gift dish towels printed with family recipes (how sweet is that?).
 
The icing on the cake?! Getting to “dish & tell” together—hearing stories from others about their beloved recipes like Congo Bars, ribbon sandwiches (aka Sandwich Loaf!), Tangled Corn Chips and Schinkennoodle. This is exactly what I hoped the book would spark: people opening their recipe boxes and sharing the stories that go with them.🤗
 
I left with a full heart (and lots of new recipes to try!). Hoping for many more nights like this soon.
 
Check out my website for upcoming events, or if you’d like to plan one together!
Lucy and I had a lovely day yesterday bookstore ho Lucy and I had a lovely day yesterday bookstore hopping around NYC, but one stop completely stole my heart… @bonnieslotnickcookbooks 💕
 
If you know, you know and now I totally get it!! This tiny East Village shop is packed with the most incredible collection of rare cookbooks and vintage treasures. I’m talking charming old food manufacturer pamphlets, stacks of well-loved cookbooks, retro kitchenware, spice tins… every corner had something to discover. It felt like stepping into a little time capsule that I did not want to leave.
 
Such a magical little shop—and getting to meet Bonnie made it even better.  Have you been to Bonnie’s shop? 

I wrote about our day visiting bookstores and cookbook shops in my latest Substack newsletter (linked in my bio and stories)😘
Make the memory! When you “dish & tell” with your Make the memory! When you “dish & tell” with your loved ones, you not only capture special recipes and preserve traditions—you might just create a new one, too. 😉

For years, Katie’s grandma and others in her family made their heirloom recipe poppy kuchen in their own kitchens. But when four generations came together to make the German coffee cake that had been in their family for decades, they shared stories, picked up valuable tips, and had a lot of fun in the process—giving a beloved recipe an extra layer of meaning by making it together.💕
Heading to @lykkebooksnewulm today for the first “ Heading to @lykkebooksnewulm today for the first “Dish & Tell” event! Who else’s names will be on these cutie-pie vintage name plates?! 😉 Hope to see you there! I will drop a link with event details in my stories! 😘😘
Another unexpected bonus of exploring the stories Another unexpected bonus of exploring the stories behind family recipes has been the friends I’ve found along the way. 🥰
 
Staci is someone I first connected with on Instagram, and we immediately bonded over our mad love of everything from vintage crockpots and cake carriers to hotdish, our grandmas’ baking, and cheesy potatoes!
 
She’s also the friendly voice behind the blog @randomsweets and the super fun podcast “Funeral Potatoes and Wool Mittens,” where she shines a spotlight on passionate home cooks from the Midwest and the recipes and traditions they hold close to their hearts. 💕 
 
Side note: two of her family’s favorite recipes are featured in “Dish and Tell” — Dill Pickle Pasta Salad and Grandma Janet’s White Cookies! They are fabulous!!
 
So grateful for her kind words! 😘
Some of the sweetest praise for my book comes from Some of the sweetest praise for my book comes from families like Kim’s, excited to see a beloved family recipe preserved for future generations. 💕

This is exactly the kind of inspiration I hope “Dish & Tell” sparks in others, to document and share those recipes we hold dear to our hearts. 🥰
For Pi Day or any day, this peanut butter pie come For Pi Day or any day, this peanut butter pie comes from my childhood “neighbor mom,” Sharon, who swapped so many recipes with my own mom when I was growing up. Loved sampling all of her treats through the years and will be forever grateful to Sharon for introducing our family to finger Jell-O in the 80s, remember that?! But that’s a story for another day. Today is about pie and this one is impossible to resist! Plus, the recipe makes two (!) pies, which feels exactly right for a day dedicated to pie.😍

You can read more about my awesome neighbors and get the recipe for this pie in “Dish and Tell: Recipes from the Heart.”

Special thanks to Rachael White of @setthetablephotography for capturing this beautiful pie in all its peanut butter glory!
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