Mardi Gras Princess Cake
The Mardi Gras King Cake of New Orleans is descended from the "galette des rois" of France. The galette was usually made of puff pastry...
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Brian Theis
- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
Angela Lansbury's Walnut Date Bread
No matter how you cut it, (OR what you call it! cake? loaf? bread?) Dame Angela's Walnut Date creation is a durable recipe for the ages....
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Brian Theis
- Sep 22, 2022
- 1 min
Arden Farms Cookbook
This one is a gem of my vintage cookbook collection. It is undated, but based on the illustrations, photography and typefaces I'm going...
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Brian Theis
- Jul 7, 2022
- 1 min
NY Cake! Baking Supply Store
NY Cake supply store is one of my favorite things because it is SO full of hard-to-find cake-baking essentials not to mention wild...
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Brian Theis
- Jul 7, 2022
- 1 min
Swans Down Cake Secrets, 1953
Swans Down Cake Flour has been around since the 1890's. General Foods may have introduced the first cake mix in 1945 with Swans Down,...
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Brian Theis
- Jul 7, 2022
- 2 min
World's Most Delicious White Cake
World's Most Delicious Three-Layer White Cake, and Chocolate Frosting. From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes...
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Brian Theis
- May 26, 2022
- 1 min
OXO 8 Piece Measuring Cups and Spoons Set
This OXO Good Grips set of cups and spoons is one of my very favorite things! This is the only measuring cup set I'll own, and I have...
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Brian Theis
- Apr 12, 2022
- 1 min
Betty White's Easy-Slice Banana Loaf
Here, from approximately 1955, we have Betty's recipe for banana loaf! Now, chances are she never cooked this up herself, as she was...
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Brian Theis
- Mar 16, 2022
- 1 min
French's Dining Delights, 1948
I've always loved the photography in this pre-1950's advertising cookbooklet for all things French's. The inviting cover. Dash of nutmeg...
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Brian Theis
- Feb 10, 2022
- 1 min
Valentine's Luncheon from Betty Crocker's Hostess Cookbook, 1967
First, here's a shot of just some of the many other tasty dishes in this classic cookbook. Scroll on for the big Valentine's Luncheon! ...
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Brian Theis
- Oct 21, 2021
- 1 min
The First Book of Holidays, 1955
The First Book of Holidays, by Bernice Burnett, pictures by Marjorie Glaubach, 1955. Here is the Halloween chapter from a charming book...
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Brian Theis
- Jul 15, 2021
- 1 min
Favorite Recipes of Famous Texans
Yee-haw! My grandma in Houston gave me this cookbook a while ago and I sure do like it. Full of history and colorful stories about the...
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Brian Theis
- Apr 1, 2021
- 1 min
Easter Idea Book, 1954
It's rare you come across a vintage book dedicated just to Easter ideas. Christmas and other special occasions yes, Easter not so much....
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Brian Theis
- Mar 30, 2021
- 1 min
Easter Lamb Cakes!
If you can get your hands on a 3-D Lamb Cake Mold in time for Easter Amazon link right here! then this charming cake will be the...
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Brian Theis
- Dec 17, 2020
- 1 min
Betty Crocker's Party Book, 1960
One of Betty's spiral-bound charmers. Highlights from the Christmas chapter include: door decor, wreaths, tree-trimming, a "cooky" swap...
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Brian Theis
- Dec 3, 2020
- 1 min
BH&G Treasury of Christmas Ideas, 1966
Full title: Better Homes and Gardens Treasury of Christmas Ideas, 1966 This is an unusually ambitious book full of Christmas decorating...
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Brian Theis
- Oct 1, 2020
- 1 min
James Beard's Cookbook for Entertaining 1954
Full name: James Beard's Complete Cookbook for Entertaining 1954 Cover design: George Peter Inside drawings: Harry Rosenbaum From...
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Brian Theis
- Sep 1, 2020
- 1 min
KitchenAid Cordless Hand Mixer !!
KitchenAid Cordless Hand Mixer in Passion Red Are you tired of being chained to a kitchen outlet? Break free with the new CORDLESS mixer...
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Brian Theis
- Aug 25, 2020
- 1 min
Foodarama Party Book 1959 !!
One of my very favorite things! I have a huge collection of cookbooks and cookbooklets, from roughly 1945 to 1965, and I go back to the...
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