This incredibly moist vintage Date Nut Cake recipe is just like grandma used to make, made with unbleached flour, butter, spices, dates and nuts. My mom recently gave me a copy of this Date Nut Cake recipe that belonged to my great grandma Stauber. It’s part of the recipe collection that she gave me last…
Easy Potato Puff Recipe
Potato puff is a rich, warm potato side dish. Perfect for a holiday side dish, it’s also a great recipe to make with leftover mashed potatoes. The month of October flew by, full of busy activities, and I never even got around to my Vintage recipes post. I think that the 95 Halloween cake pops that…
Easy Classic Popovers Recipe
Classic Popovers are easy and fun to make. It’s a light and airy roll that puffs beautifully when baked. They will let out a burst of steamy air when you break them open. These rolls remind me of a cream puff without the filling. The texture is so similar. I’m sharing a step-by-step tutorial on how to…
Amazing Orange Meringue Pie Recipe
I have been looking for an excuse to blog one of my absolute favorite desserts, Orange Meringue Pie. Yes, this delicious dessert recipe is as marvelous as it sounds. Made with fresh orange juice and zest, orange meringue pie is an amazing twist on classic lemon meringue pie. When I was thumbing through my great…
Easy Old-Fashioned Homemade Cucumber Relish
This easy homemade cucumber relish made with peppers, onions, vinegar and spices doesn’t require canning, so it’s easy to make and makes the perfect topper or side dish. I found this refrigerator homemade cucumber relish recipe tucked inside the pages of my great grandmother’s cookbook “Table Home and Health” published in 1892. Currently, I have…
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
For those of you that are new to my blog, I like to feature occasional throwback recipes (I mean….WAY back) from my great grandmother’s cookbook published in 1892. There are so many amazing, unique, delicious, intriguing and downright bizarre recipes in this vintage treasure. I am having fun experimenting with these old keepsakes. These baked…
