The Nostalgic Cook

I picked up a 1959 edition of the Farm Journal's Country Cookbook at an estate sale a couple of weeks ago.  The book looks to be unused...

I wanted to make something small  (translation: not many leftovers) for coffee at my mom's house this weekend.  After looking at what fe...

To prove that it's not all cookies and cakes around here, today we are serving spinach.  Spinach a la Béchamel, according to the 1951 co...

I bought a huge container of blueberries about a week ago in anticipation of eating them with a little cream for breakfast, only to discover...

I started teaching myself to cook in junior high when I was home alone during the summers.  I began by baking cookies and baking is still wh...

Hmmm, over a year has gone by without a post...  But here I am trying again!  I think I can, I think I can. I love any excuse to consume m...

I've had this blog registered for a while, but I keep getting bogged down with the idea that I need to have some grand introduction.  We...