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A Cookie from Childhood

April 3, 2025 in Cookies, Family, Family Recipes, Kid-Friendly Recipes, Mom, Throwback Thursday, Vintage recipes

Throwback Thursday- memories of a childhood favorite cookie.

Hoisin Cashew Chicken

July 27, 2023 in Classic Recipes, Family, Mom, Recipes

The recipe for Hoisin Cashew Chicken was one of my mom’s favorites and mine too!

Mom’s English Toffee Cookies

December 16, 2022 in Christmas, Culinary History, Culinary traditions, Easy Recipes, Family, Family Recipes, Holidays, Mom, Vintage recipes

I grew up with these cookies and still make them every Christmas. They always remind me of my mom.

Scandinavian Almond Bars

December 14, 2022 in Christmas, Family, Holidays, Mom

I found this cookie recipe that my mom had marked as “wonderful” in her recipe box so of course I had to try them!

4th Generation Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

December 15, 2021 in Christmas, Classic Recipes, Culinary History, Culinary traditions, Easy Recipes, Family, Family Recipes, Food Gifts, Grandchildren, Holidays, Mom, Recipes, The Culinary Cellar, Vintage recipes

My favorite childhood gingerbread cookie recipe from my mom, now will be made by a 4th generation this week by her great-granddaughter.

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.

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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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