Vintage Recipe – Fromage (Baked Cheese)
If your favorite part of the pizza is the melty, gooey cheese, boy, do I have a recipe for you! This recipe is called Fromage, which, of course, is just the French word for cheese. “Baked cheese” might be a more descriptive name for it. The recipe came...
Free Knitting Pattern – Dishcloths and Dishtowel in Fabric Stitch
Our middle child has gotten her own place! Yay! We’re on our way to becoming empty nesters. I devised this (very easy) knitting pattern as a housewarming gift for her. She loves fall and fall colors, so I chose Peaches and Creme yarn in a color called Oasis....
Vintage 1945 Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches Recipe
This recipe for Chocolate Chew Ice Cream Sandwiches comes from the 1945 booklet, “Baker’s Favorite Chocolate Recipes; A Handbook of Chocolate Cookery”. The recipe is for a rich, chewy chocolate cookie, cut into squares and layered with ice cream. My...
Creamy Vanilla Icing Recipe with Raw Eggs
In spite of all the health authorities who tell me not to, I absolutely love using raw eggs in recipes that are intended to be sweet and creamy. Eggs add a velvety texture and a rich flavor that can’t be matched. In this particular recipe, they also add color,...
Homemade Pizza Sauce from Tomato Juice
A couple of weeks ago, I was planning a birthday party for my daughter at which I planned to serve pizza rolls. While checking ingredients, I realized that I had no tomatoes to make sauce, but I did have two quarts of tomato juice left over from Bloody Marys. Knowing...
What is Weeping Gold?
I’m a big fan of all things midcentury and Hollywood Regency, so when I found my first piece of Weeping Gold decades ago, it was love at first sight! What is it, though? Why did it get so popular, and why did it disappear? And how do you clean and care for...
Homer Laughlin Hudson Child’s Plate with Anachronistic Roosters?
Interesting, whimsical, unusual…all of that! I knew this was a special piece when I first saw it. This is an antique plate from Homer Laughlin. The shape is Hudson, which Homer Laughlin produced from 1908 to 1929. There’s no date code on the back, but the...
How to Care for Vintage and Antique China
Have you found your dream china set at an antiques store? Do you have an heirloom set that’s been passed down through generations of your family? Here are some tips to keep them sparkling and beautiful! Vintage china sets are one of my weaknesses. I fall in love...
Mamie Eisenhower’s Sugar Cookies
Easy sugar cookie recipe with a delightful vanilla flavor!
An Easy Bloody Mary Recipe from the 1950s
Simple, easy Bloody Marys are a classic savory cocktail. Before Bloody Marys became firey hot and topped with outlandish garnishes, they were a simple savory cocktail. This easy Bloody Mary is based on an authentic 1950s recipe. Serve it up at your next brunch and...