Ethel’s Sugar Cookies
A Recipe from Betty Crocker’s Cooky Book (1963) About the Recipe If you have a small child around, you probably already know that for every older kid / adult Disney thing, there’s probably a Disney Jr. version. For Alice in Wonderland, that’s Alice’s Wonderland Bake Shop. It’s a delightful musical show where, well, Alice bakes.…
Fran’s Blueberry Cake
A Recipe from The Northfield Cookbook (1957) About the Recipe Every summer, as we get closer to fall a few things are sure to happen: School starts, it gets way hotter than it feels like it should, everyone is freckled and tanned, and Pablo’s going to do an asado. A feast for kings of meat…
The Reese’s Fudge Cookie
A Recipe from Florence Jones’ Recipe Box (1983) About the Recipe I woke up this morning with the feeling that it was time to look in Grandma’s recipe box again. In truth, I went looking for a chicken recipe (and Grandma made a lot of chicken). But sifting through the green box, I found this…
Mother’s Best Fudge Cake
A Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens Pies and Cakes (1966) About the Recipe There’s a bit of a tradition that’s been established amongst my family and chosen family. When someone has a birthday or a party, I ask them what their favorite kind of cake is. Then I find a good matching vintage recipe…
Carl Gohs’ Zucchini Bread
A Recipe from Beard on Bread (1973) About the Recipe Zucchini is in season! Summer squash season is one of my favorites. So when I was in the mood to bake something, how lucky that I had some fresh zucchini to make these delightful loaves with. I honestly don’t have much to say or change…
Blueberry Cream Pie
A Recipe from Fabulous Pies from Pillsbury (1961) About the Recipe This year’s July 4th weekend also happened to be the 10th anniversary of our beautiful house in High Falls, NY. We had a few friends over to hang out and barbecue. Clearly a festive dessert was in order. With blueberries in season, this looked…
Flummery
A Recipe from From the Strawberry Patch (1980) About the Recipe It’s strawberry season again! My favorite time of year, when strawberries are sweet, juicy, and relatively inexpensive. We were meeting friends for a casual bbq dinner. I went straight for this cookbook to find a dessert to bring along. And of course when I…
Raisin-Meringue Bread Pudding
A Recipe from Better Homes & Gardens Dessert Cookbook (1968) About the Recipe The other day, I got some dinner rolls from the grocery store for free. It was one of those specials – buy some meat and we’ll give you the sides! So I bought the meat. And I got the sides. But we…
Cherry Crisp
A Recipe from ‘Round the Clock Recipes from Mary Alden (1963) About the Recipe Some days, you wake up and say – “I want to bake something today.” And you ask your husband what you should bake. And he says, “I don’t know, some fruity, crumbly, cobbler-y thing?” So obviously, you go to your shelf…
Blueberry Butter Pastry Squares
A Recipe from Antoinette Pope School Cook-Book (1953) About the Recipe I can’t for the life of me figure out why this cake is called “pastry.” It doesn’t bake like a pastry. It doesn’t taste like a pastry. What it does taste like is buttery, cakey, blueberry goodness. This recipe is super simple and elegant.…
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