Fine vanilla, indeed. How about the best in the world? If you ever watch Ina Garten’s cooking show, “The Barefoot Contessa” on the Food Network, you know that she always tells us to only use “good vanilla” in our cooking and baking, then procedes to pick up a bottle of Nielsen-Massey Vanilla. That’s because she knows […]
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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