My favorite childhood gingerbread cookie recipe from my mom, now will be made by a 4th generation this week by her great-granddaughter.
Tag Archives | Family

4th Generation Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
December 15, 2021 in Christmas, Classic Recipes, Culinary History, Culinary traditions, Easy Recipes, Family, Family Recipes, Food Gifts, Grandchildren, Holidays, Mom, Recipes, The Culinary Cellar, Vintage recipes

Happy Thanksgiving!
November 25, 2021 in Culinary traditions, Family, Holidays, Thanksgiving, The Culinary Cellar
Happy Thanksgiving to all my wonderful readers!

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!

The Language of Cooking
February 7, 2020 in Family, Family Recipes, Finland, Recipes, Travel
Happy Birthday today to our cousin Leena in Finland! Leena taught me that cooking has no language barrier. The common ingredient is love.

Winner Winner, Katz’s Dinner!
January 3, 2020 in Culinary History, Culinary traditions, Easy Meals, Family, Food Products, Holidays, Restaurants
My son-in-law misses Katz’s Deli in New York City, so we brought Katz’s to him for a Christmas gift!

Happy First Birthday to Helen!
December 4, 2019 in Family, Grandchildren, Travel
Celebrating our granddaughter Helen’s first birthday was a joy!

Life Goes On
August 21, 2019 in Family
My mom would have been ninety-eight today. She will live on in our hearts always.

Happy Birthday to our Kara!
July 11, 2019 in Family
This is one of my favorite photos of our Kara, the baby of the family. Now she has two babies of her own.
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