Start ’em young, they say… I, for one, did not actually start young in the kitchen, but thankfully the curiosity for all things culinary hit me like a ton of bricks, however latent it might have been. I suspect this … Continue reading
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Home Economics Ladies
Here’s a shout-out to the Home Economics ladies. Not the ones who showed you how to make biscuits and sew bean bag frogs in junior high, the generation of women responsible for the task of creating recipes to entice housewives … Continue reading
After Sports Drinks
We’re not talking about Gatorade here. I love this vintage Southern Comfort pamphlet because it is just SO mid-century, from the unabashed maleness to the mere fact that having a cocktail after sports is considered a natural idea. And then there … Continue reading
When You Know Guests Are Coming – Bake a Cake!
Piggy-backing on the last post about hosting, here is another way to please your guests – BAKE A CAKE! Whoa. Cake, you say? What a great suggestion! I recently discovered a box of recipes my grandmother had saved between the … Continue reading