Going on a Road Trip this summer? Don’t miss all the great diners across the country, then buy this great cookbook, Diner Desserts!
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What’s a Road Trip without a Diner Dessert?
June 27, 2011 in Cookbooks, Culinary History, Restaurants, Travel, Vintage recipes

Pillsbury Bake-Off 1950
May 25, 2011 in Cooking Competitions, Culinary History, Food Awards, Pillsbury, Pillsbury Bake-Off, Recipes
The Grand Prize winning recipe from Pillsbury Bake Off 2 in 1950 was “Orange Kiss-Me Cake.”

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 […]

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