My mom brought 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 Christmas, but got mixed in with her recipes at home. We decided to make this together while she was in town visiting for Christmas. It was fun to be…
Potato Puff – Project Vintage Recipes (November)
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…
Easy Classic Popovers Recipe
Popovers are easy and fun to make. 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 make easy…
Orange Meringue Pie
I have been looking for an excuse to blog one of my absolute favorite splurge treats, Orange Meringue Pie. It’s as marvelous as it sounds. When I was thumbing through my great grandmother’s cookbook to find a vintage feature of the month, I saw a recipe for Orange Pie. It’s a bit different than the one…
Sour Milk Corn Cake
I found a tiny newspaper clipping in my great grandmother’s cookbook for Sour Milk Corn Cake. I thought, yum…sounds interesting. I love cornbread!! I wanted to put my own healthy twist on this old-fashioned favorite. I used spelt flour, lowfat buttermilk and a healthier butter substitute. I would guess that this recipe was from the early 1900’s. …
Homemade Cucumber Relish
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. I have cucumbers coming out of my eyeballs right now in my garden, so this recipe was a perfect feature for this month. I love that you can store this in the refrigerator…