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Reliving a Special 4th of July

June 29, 2021 in Chefs, Cruises, Family, Food Events, Holidays, Summer Fun, The Culinary Cellar, Travel

I want to share one of my happiest 4th of July’s from 2012. Follow the link inside and read how a cruise ship to Alaska celebrated!

Ice Cream for Dinner

May 9, 2021 in Classic Recipes, Easy Recipes, Family, Family Recipes, Mom, Mother's Day, Recipes

Yes, sometimes my mom would say all she wanted for dinner was ice cream.

A Young Bride’s Recipe

May 8, 2021 in Classic Recipes, Culinary History, Easy Meals, Easy Recipes, Family, Family Recipes, Mom, Mother's Day, Recipes, Vintage recipes

Here is a recipe from my mom’s box that was one of the first meals she ever made for my dad when she was a young bride.

Cantaloupe, Watermelon, and Honeydew

May 7, 2021 in Easy Recipes, Family, Family Recipes, Healthier Recipes, Mom, Mother's Day, Recipes, Summer produce

I found a special recipe in my mom’s recipe box for jazzing up beautiful melon balls. Perfect for a Mother’s Day fruit salad.

Well-Used Recipe Cards

May 6, 2021 in Classic Recipes, Easy Recipes, Family, Family Recipes, Mom, Recipes

You know a recipe is well-loved when the card is yellowed and has so many splatters that it’s hard to read!

Mom and the Mitch Miller Salad Dressing

May 4, 2021 in Easy Recipes, Family, Mom, Recipes, Vintage recipes

Only people of a certain age will remember the “Sing Along with Mitch” show. He also had a salad dressing recipe. It was in my mom’s recipe box.

A Week of Mom’s Recipes

May 3, 2021 in Award Winning Cooks, Cooking Competitions, Easy Recipes, Family, Family Recipes, Food Events, Pillsbury, Pillsbury Bake-Off, Prize-Winning Recipes, Recipes

To honor my mom for Mother’s Day, I am going to raid her recipe box every day this week and find some of her favorites. Let’s start with her $10,000 soup!

London, England - June 13, 2015: Queen Elizabeth II in an open carriage with Prince Philip for trooping the colour 2015 to mark the Queens official birthday, London, UK

Happy Birthday to Queen Elizabeth (and me!)

April 21, 2021 in Easy Recipes, Family, Family Recipes, Finland, Finnish cooking, Happy Birthday, Recipes, The Culinary Cellar

Happy Birthday to Her Majesty and me on our shared birthday!

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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

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