Read on to see my grandmother’s prize-winning blueberry pie recipe! It’s the best!
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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
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?
Mrs. Chard’s Produce Stand
February 16, 2011 in Award-Winning Chefs, Classic Recipes, Cookbooks, Culinary History, Summer produce, Travel
Have you ever wanted to travel to a place where life is simple, quiet, and steeped in early American history with little sense of time’s intervention? A place where modern demands and pressures suddenly don’t seem so important? There is such a place, and one that many Americans have never traveled to, nor even know […]
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