One of my favorite artists is Grant Wood, from Iowa. The American Gothic Cookbook offers recipes from the Heartland.
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Aunt Margery’s Devil’s Food Cake
Great-Aunt Margery’s Devil’s Food Cake has been a birthday cake staple in our family for many years. See how I made it for my husband’s birthday.
Cocoa Oatmeal Jumbos
These big and wonderful cookies are from a special recipe card that survived the flood.
Cookbooks from Rhode Island
Michelle from Rhode Island generously sent cookbooks for The Culinary Cellar, many for desserts. I hope her sweet tooth will like what I found in this book.
Cookbooks From Two Illinois Sisters
Two sisters from Illinois had boxes of cookbooks for me. One was a book with an easy recipe for a batter bread with chives, which I have in my herb garden.
Books from Mississippi
What’s more fun than a box of mostly vintage cookbooks from a reader? One book had a recipe for this beautiful cardamom braid.
Helen Fields, The Pride of Paradise
Cook and baker extraordinaire Helen Fields is the Pride of Paradise. Texas, that is. Read about her winning recipes, and the cookbooks sent to The Culinary Cellar.
Spirited Grilled Bratwurst
It’s time for summer grilling! Bratwurst is great cooked in beer, but I found a recipe using something a little different.
