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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.

Summer Peach Crisp

August 23, 2020 in Classic Recipes, Cookbooks, Easy Recipes, Farmer's Markets, Recipes, Summer produce, Vintage cookbooks

Nothing says summer like a fresh peach crisp with a scoop of vanilla ice cream? Yum!

Farmer’s Market Desserts

July 30, 2020 in Cookbooks, Farmer's Markets, Food Events, Food Products, Summer Fun, Summer produce

If you are looking for dessert ideas using fresh fruits and other items of the season, take a stroll through a Farmer’s Market. The ideas are endless!

Best of Show Blueberry Pie

July 8, 2020 in Classic Recipes, Cooking Competitions, Culinary History, Family, Family Recipes, Finland, Prize-Winning Recipes, Recipes, Summer Fun, Summer produce, The Culinary Cellar, Trader Joe's

Read on to see my grandmother’s prize-winning blueberry pie recipe! It’s the best!

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.

Country Fair Cookbook

August 12, 2019 in Canning and Preserving, Classic Recipes, Cookbooks, Cooking Competitions, Culinary Cellar work, Culinary traditions, Family, Festivals, Food Awards, Food Events, Food Products, Prize-Winning Recipes, Rebuilding the Culinary Cellar, Summer produce, Vintage cookbooks, Vintage recipes

It’s State Fair time all over the country! Come and meet an incredible winner from my home state of Illinois.

Farmer’s Market Fare

July 12, 2019 in Farmer's Markets, Summer produce

What’s better in the summer than a local Farmer’s Market filled with possibilities for fun in the kitchen?

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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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