Hello, Bert. How I still miss you. If Bert Greene were still with us, he would tell you his favorite summer herb was basil. When he ran The Store in Amagansett on Long Island, he used to grow yards and yards of it in a brick-bordered kitchen garden behind his house. This is the pesto […]
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Pesto from one of my Favorite Guys
July 31, 2011 in Authors, Award-Winning Chefs, Chefs, Classic Recipes, Easy Recipes, Recipes

Mrs. Chard’s Produce Stand
February 16, 2011 in Award-Winning Chefs, Classic Recipes, Cookbooks, Culinary History, Summer produce, Travel
Have you ever wanted to travel to a place where life is simple, quiet, and steeped in early American history with little sense of time’s intervention? A place where modern demands and pressures suddenly don’t seem so important? There is such a place, and one that many Americans have never traveled to, nor even know […]

Mrs. B and Craig Claiborne’s Herb And Spice Cookbook
March 1, 2010 in Award-Winning Chefs, Classic Recipes, Cookbooks, Vintage cookbooks
This 1963 book by Craig Claiborne is filled with classic recipes, and is one of my all-time favorites.

Miss Fannie Merritt Farmer And My Grandmother
January 31, 2010 in Classic Recipes, Cookbooks, Culinary Cellar work, Culinary History, Family, The Culinary Cellar, Vintage cookbooks, Vintage recipes
Welcome to the very first blog post of The Culinary Cellar!
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