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Strawberry-Raspberry Jam

July 22, 2024 in Breakfast Foods, Canning and Preserving, Cookbooks, Farmer's Markets, Prize-Winning Recipes, Recipes, Summer produce

I had leftover strawberries from the strawberry-vanilla jam on the last blog, so I made strawberry-raspberry jam. Delicious!

It’s National Shrimp Scampi Day

April 29, 2024 in Award Winning Cooks, Cooking Competitions, Easy Meals, Easy Recipes, Fish and Seafood, Food Products, Pizza, Prize-Winning Recipes, Recipes, Spicy Foods

Try a fabulous prize-winning shrimp pizza from a recipe contest in 1997 that is worth making for National Shrimp Scampi Day!

It’s National English Toffee Day!

January 8, 2024 in Award Winning Cooks, Candy and Treats, Classic Recipes, Culinary traditions, Food Awards, Food Gifts, Newspaper Food Clippings, Prize-Winning Recipes, Recipes, Vintage recipes

The recipe for this fabulous English Toffee was made famous by a 77-year-old in the 1980’s!

Clementine Paddleford Remembered for National Women’s History Month

March 8, 2023 in Award Winning Cooks, Classic Recipes, Cookbooks, Culinary Cellar work, Culinary History, Culinary traditions, Family Recipes, Food Awards, Food Events, Food Magazines, Food Products, Newspapers, Prize-Winning Recipes, Rebuilding the Culinary Cellar, Recipes, Restaurants, The Culinary Cellar, Travel, Vintage cookbooks, Vintage magazines, Vintage recipes

My blog series for Women’s History Month honoring a pioneer in our culinary landscape who paved the way for all women in the food world.

The Great Chefs Cookbook

August 27, 2021 in Award-Winning Chefs, Chefs, Classic Recipes, Cookbooks, Culinary Cellar work, Culinary History, Food Magazines, James Beard Awards, Prize-Winning Recipes, Rebuilding the Culinary Cellar, Recipes, The Culinary Cellar, Vintage cookbooks, Vintage magazines, Vintage recipes

This is one of many cookbooks sent to me from a reader. Who could resist a cookbook filled with recipes from all these famous chefs!

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!

A Very Special Pan for Mardi Gras

February 8, 2021 in Award-Winning Chefs, Chefs, Cookbook awards, Cookbooks, Cooking Competitions, Cookware, Creole cooking, Culinary Cellar work, Culinary History, Culinary traditions, Festivals, Kitchenware and Gadgets, Prize-Winning Recipes, Rebuilding the Culinary Cellar, Recipes, Restaurants, Southern recipes, Spicy Foods, The Culinary Cellar, Travel

A prize-winning Creole Spaghetti Sauce served in a very, very special pan for Mardi Gras.

Blueberry Boy Bait Updated

September 14, 2020 in Classic Recipes, Cookbooks, Cooking Shows, Culinary History, Easy Recipes, Food Awards, Pillsbury, Pillsbury Bake-Off, Prize-Winning Recipes, Recipes, Vintage recipes

What in the world is Blueberry Boy Bait? Read about this 1954 recipe that is still popular today.

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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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