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Guest Post: Mom's Cinnamon Buns
A few weeks ago I asked my Mom to do a guest post about the cinnamon rolls she used to make when I was growing up. She agreed, and her recipe is below. Thanks Mom!It's funny how your mind plays memory...
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Fun Facts About Champagne!
I just stumbled across this informational sheet on champagne from www.wine.com, and while I haven't done a lot of posts on booze, I thought it was kind of a cool summary. For example, I never knew that...
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Ooh la la!
Is it weird that I'm fascinated by the evolution of French Dressing?I think it might be. Especially after seeing this vintage Holt Howard salad dressing cruet:But I think I'm going to write an article...
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Cold or Hot, it's what's for Lunch!
If you've got guests coming, you know what to serve! Spam goes great with a pile of shredded iceberg. And when you add a side of pretzels, you can dip them in the cottage cheese and say that it's the...
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Summer Time is Barbecue Time!
I would so love to meet Frank Marcello, the illustrator who created this fabulous image from a 1960's Cutco cookbook. No Ozzie and Harriet idyll for him; nope, kids are about to kill themselves and...
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Butter (or Parkay) Never Looked so Good
Check out my new butter dish:Exquisite, no?And the price tag: 2 American dollars.I soooo love thrift stores. They supply me with wonderful old cookbooks and gorgeous mid-century gems like this one.
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Apron Shopping Would be Necessary
I realized something tonight.If I lived in a a nudist colony, I'd definitely need larger aprons.
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National Cheese Pizza Day! (Plus Hotdogs)
Today is National Cheese Pizza Day! Yippee!In honor of this day of all days, I offer you the following recipe for Polka Dot Pizzas.OK, so it's technically NOT cheese pizza. But it is pizza, sort of....
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National Cheese Pizza Day Take 2
All right, so I'm not quite over National Cheese Pizza Day. I'm declaring it a week right here from my little corner of Massachusetts.Today's version doesn't include hot dogs, which may relieve you. It...
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Hot Cross Buns and Other Treats of the Week
This week's national food holidays include:September 11 National Hot Cross Bun Day September 12 National Chocolate Milkshake Day September 14 National Cream-Filled Donut Day September 15 National...
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More Food Holidays! Pshew.
I hunted through nearly all my vintage cookbooks and couldn't find a single entry for Grasshopper Pie. Thought that would be a shoe in for Creme de Menthe day, but no luck. Must be a newer invention...
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Goodness How Delicious
A few years ago in Florida, while driving from Jacksonville to the center of the state to visit my mom, I came across an entirely new culinary masterpiece. A southern tradition:Yep, that's right:...
View ArticleAll Hail, the Shortage of Bacon
As if the election hubub weren't enough, the panic mill is screeching about a potential bacon shortage. Or at the very least, skyrocketing prices.My advice: buy now, thaw later. And while doing both,...
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For the Love of Bacon
In honor of what we may soon pay a fortune to indulge in, I offer the following.
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Broiled Fish with Bacon-Grease-Slathered Bananas
Continuing with the bacon thing, here's a recipe sure to please seafood lovers, bacon lovers, and lovers of all things sunny and fruity. It comes from a 1958 Cookindex recipe card, published by Tested...
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Cook of the Month! That's Me!
I'm Cook of the Month here in (not so) sunny Newburyport! The Daily News featured me in today's newspaper: Inspired to become a FoodieYippee!I'm very happy with the article, but hope that my Mom won't...
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I'm not done with Bacon! Curried Macaroni, at your service
Might as well cook it while you can afford it!In case you're tired of the same old BLTs, rashers and eggs, and angels on horseback, here's a recipe just for you.Curried MacaroniCook 1 package (8...
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Get 'em while you still can...
Oh, the days of prepackaged chocolatey goodness are numbered!No matter if you call them King Dons, Big Wheels, or Ding Dongs, they soon will be no more. Hostess is apparently going out of business.Run,...
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Moxie. Wicked Good Stuff
I'm drinking my first Moxie, even as I type.It is reputedly the oldest soft drink in America, having been brewed since 1884. I haven't done the research to either confirm or deny this factlet.All I...
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My Latest Love, In all it's Psychedelic Glory!
Check out this fabulous find from a recent library book sale: It's a far out promotional piece which Cool Whip published in 1969. And just to make it that much hipper, check this out:That's right. It...
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