Hooray for Hollywood! It’s time for the annual Academy Awards Show!

Time for the 2021 Academy Awards!
April 24, 2021 in Academy Awards, Classic Recipes, Cookbooks, Culinary History, Easy Recipes, Oscar Party Food, Recipes, Television Shows, The Culinary Cellar

Happy Birthday to Queen Elizabeth (and me!)
April 21, 2021 in Easy Recipes, Family, Family Recipes, Finland, Finnish cooking, Happy Birthday, Recipes, The Culinary Cellar
Happy Birthday to Her Majesty and me on our shared birthday!

Chicago Cubs Cookbook
April 19, 2021 in Chicago Restaurants, Classic Recipes, Cookbooks, Culinary History, Culinary traditions, Game Day, Recipes, Restaurants
It’s baseball season and in our family the Cubs have ruled for three generations. Here is a fun cookbook with recipes from favorite players and more.

Easy Baking with Refrigerated Dough
April 16, 2021 in Cookbooks, Easy Recipes, Pillsbury, Recipes, The Culinary Cellar
Refrigerated doughs like crescent rolls, biscuits, cookie dough, and pizza dough can make everything from appetizers to desserts a breeze.

Gingery Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp
April 13, 2021 in Cookbooks, Easy Recipes, Family, Recipes, Spring recipes, The Culinary Cellar
It’s Spring and time for a Strawberry-Rhubarb dessert, along with many more recipes using fresh produce for every season.

If it’s Spring, there’s Asparagus
April 5, 2021 in Easy Recipes, Healthier Recipes, Recipes, Spring recipes
A good sign of Spring is fresh asparagus. Here is an easy and delicious way to prepare it.

Late to the Corned Beef and Cabbage
March 17, 2021 in Culinary traditions, Easy Recipes, Food Events, Recipes, Slow Cooker Recipes
A late dinner and a power outage means a late post, but Happy St. Patrick’s Day anyway!
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






