I hit the vintage cookbook jackpot at a darling store in Jackson, Mississippi, along with some local food products.
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Vintage Cookbooks from Mississippi
December 2, 2019 in Classic Recipes, Cookbooks, Culinary Cellar work, Culinary History, Food Products, Rebuilding the Culinary Cellar, The Culinary Cellar, Travel, Vintage cookbooks, Vintage recipes

Sphere Magazine November 1976
November 12, 2019 in Classic Recipes, Easy Recipes, Food Magazines, Holidays, Rebuilding the Culinary Cellar, Recipes, Sphere Magazine, Thanksgiving, The Culinary Cellar, Vintage magazines, Winter Cooking and Baking
This issue of vintage Sphere magazine has lots of ideas for a delicious Thanksgiving!

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies for the Workers
October 23, 2019 in Classic Recipes, Easy Recipes, Fall Cooking and Baking, Recipes
Hard workers deserve some homemade cookies, don’t you agree?

Gift from a Garden
September 2, 2019 in Classic Recipes, Easy Recipes, Food Gifts, Healthier Recipes, Holidays, Summer produce
What’s more fun than a gift from the garden? How about making bruschetta for a Labor Day treat?

What’s Cookin’ with Everyone on Labor Day Weekend?
August 30, 2019 in Classic Recipes, Grocery Stores, Recipes, Summer Fun
What are you cooking this weekend? My husband sort of made my mind up for me with a surprise return from the grocery store.

Easy Stovetop Pot Roast
August 24, 2019 in Classic Recipes, Easy Meals, Easy Recipes, Recipes
Sometimes I get an urge to make a pot roast even when it’s still summer. I love the aroma of a meal simmering for hours on the stovetop.

Food Fit for the King
August 16, 2019 in Classic Recipes, Cookbooks, Culinary Cellar work, Culinary History, Culinary traditions, Easy Meals, Easy Recipes, Family, Rebuilding the Culinary Cellar, Southern recipes, Travel, Vintage recipes
The King of Rock ‘n Roll certainly loved his food, especially traditional Southern cooking. Read on and see what Elvis loved.

Ball Blue Book of Preserving
August 14, 2019 in Canning and Preserving, Classic Recipes, Cookbooks, Culinary Cellar work, Culinary traditions, Easy Recipes, Farmer's Markets, Food Gifts, Rebuilding the Culinary Cellar, Recipes, Summer produce, The Culinary Cellar
It’s time to make some jam with one of my favorite Ball books of preserving.
Why I Started This Blog
I love cookbooks. I mean I really love them. I love to read them, treasure them, learn from them, and, of course, cook from them. To me, cookbooks take on a life all of their own. They are history, family, and memories. I have been collecting cookbooks and writing down treasured recipes of family, friends, and neighbors since about age twelve, which means I now own thousands of cookbooks, recipes, and clippings. Now I want to share them with you along with the many other culinary treasures of my cellar." - Debbie Vanni