Vintage Friday: Bread Pudding 1950

This delicious recipe comes by way of my cousin Margaret, who got it from her mother, a fine southern cook who knew how to stretch a meal. In fact, bread pudding originated hundreds of years ago in the kitchens of frugal cooks looking to provide a little sweetness without breaking the bank. BREAD PUDDING 1950… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Bread Pudding 1950

Vintage Friday: It’s the Bee’s Knees, Baby!

Get dolled up in your flapper dress and enjoy these scrumptious tidbits inspired by the Roaring Twenties. The crazy pic to the left is an old one of me at a library fundraiser. BEE’S KNEES COCKTAIL Ingredients: 2 ounces gin, ¾ ounce honey syrup (mix ½ ounce honey with ½ ounce water), ½ ounce lemon juice.… Continue reading Vintage Friday: It’s the Bee’s Knees, Baby!

Mother’s Day Memories

MAMA’S SUNDAY DINNER My mother garnered fame among family members for her elegant sashay into the kitchen, often with a frilly apron, or sometimes a dish towel, tied around her waist, opening the cabinet and refrigerator to remove a few items seemingly willy-nilly, and then standing for hours over the stove to prepare a scrumptious dinner for us all. Or “fix… Continue reading Mother’s Day Memories