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Last Minute, One Minute Christmas Appetizer

December 24, 2020 in Canning and Preserving, Christmas, Classic Recipes, Cookbooks, Food Gifts, Holidays, Rebuilding the Culinary Cellar, Recipes, Spicy Foods

Here is the easiest appetizer ever and looks so festive with its red and green Christmas colors, not to mention it tastes wonderful!

The Forty Year Recipe Search

September 17, 2019 in Culinary Cellar work, Food Gifts, Food Magazines, Recipes, Sphere Magazine, The Culinary Cellar, Vintage magazines

I love helping my readers find long-lost recipes from vintage Sphere magazine, the latest being an over 40-year search for Eggplant Parmesan from 1975.

Gift from a Garden

September 2, 2019 in Classic Recipes, Easy Recipes, Food Gifts, Healthier Recipes, Holidays, Summer produce

What’s more fun than a gift from the garden? How about making bruschetta for a Labor Day treat?

Ball Blue Book of Preserving

August 14, 2019 in Canning and Preserving, Classic Recipes, Cookbooks, Culinary Cellar work, Culinary traditions, Easy Recipes, Farmer's Markets, Food Gifts, Rebuilding the Culinary Cellar, Recipes, Summer produce, The Culinary Cellar

It’s time to make some jam with one of my favorite Ball books of preserving.

Recipes and Crafts for Fund-Raising Activities

August 2, 2019 in Authors, Award-Winning Chefs, Christmas, Classic Recipes, Cookbooks, Culinary History, Culinary traditions, Easy Meals, Easy Recipes, Family, Food Gifts, Holidays, Mom, Rebuilding the Culinary Cellar, Vintage cookbooks, Vintage recipes

Fund-raising ideas for fairs, bazaars, parties, and suppers also with ideas for themes and games. Another from the great Ann Seranne.

Happy Valentine’s Day 2019!

February 14, 2019 in Classic Recipes, Easy Recipes, Family, Food Gifts, Recipes, The Culinary Cellar, Valentine's Day

Gifts from my sweet husband and daughter Kristina this Valentine’s Day!

Mississippi Mac and Cheese

January 6, 2019 in Christmas, Classic Recipes, Cookbook Gifts, Cookbooks, Easy Meals, Easy Recipes, Family, Food Gifts, Food Products, Holidays, Recipes

How about some good ‘ol homemade Mac and Cheese after the fancy food of Christmas and New Year’s?

A Most Marvelous Fruitcake

January 1, 2019 in Christmas, Culinary traditions, Family, Food Gifts, Holidays, Southern recipes

I know. Many joke that fruitcakes are used for door stops after Christmas, but not this one. This special fruitcake from New Orleans will blow you away!

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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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