This post contains affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy here. Old cookbooks, whether antique or vintage, will always have a place in my kitchen. On my 9th birthday, I received my first “very own” cookbook and there began my love of cooking and cookbooks. Snickerdoodles, pumpkin custard, and hot milk sponge cakes were my early specialties.…
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Why I Dislike Big Batch Freezer Meal Cooking and My 5 Meal Prep Tips
For every second-rate housekeeper I ever knew was wont to declare that the hardest thing in her life was to tell what to get for three meals a day. ~1884 I hear so much praise for big batch freezer meals that I wonder if I’m one of the few people who won’t spend one day…
How a Housewife in 1919 Lived in the Summer
The specifics are a little different in 2023, but on the whole, things haven’t changed a lot in the past 100+ years. We still prefer lighter, fresher meals cooked outside in hot weather, there’s an abundance of garden produce that we need to preserve, end-of-summer sales are a good time to stock up, and in…
How to Make Kombucha Without a SCOBY
There are SO many decisions to make when you’re moving, trying to decide what is worth packing and hauling and what is better left behind. When I moved to Texas last year, I made a last-minute decision to keep my kombucha SCOBY, not wanting to toss a faithful friend to the curb. I put it…