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Nurse Helen and Her Recipes

The joy of cooking brings people together across generations, and then one day something lands on your kitchen table and that bond becomes forever.

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Sphere Magazine, April/May 1975

If Spring is in the air, then it’s time for asparagus! This issue of vintage Sphere has a beautiful spread of this treasured vegetable.

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Christmas Stollen

If Christmas is near, then it’s time to make stollen. I found the most amazing recipe in a Bavarian cookbook. I wish you could taste it!

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The Dishes of Thanksgiving

And I don’t mean the food. I mean the dishes that hold the food and the utensils that made the food. To me, they are as essential as the family recipes.

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National Cookbook Month

October is National Cookbook Month!

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Pumpkin Caramel Kringle

If you have to ask what a kringle is, you are probably not from the Midwest. And if you know what a kringle is, you know you want one from Racine.

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The Dione Lucas Meat and Poultry Cookbook

Dione Lucas was the first woman to host her own cooking show on American television. I love her easy and fabulous pork chops from this cookbook.

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Sphere Magazine, September 1974

Vintage Sphere Magazine September 1974 featured Hungarian cooking including a delicious Goulash Soup, perfect for fall weather.

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