Here's a soup I heartily recommend when it's cold outside! I created this menu highlight to kick off a recent Italian-themed family...

A treasured Christmas treat at my house. My mom invented the skewer dipping method to keep the candies from having little chocolate...

Seasonal and holiday table runners! They come in all shapes, sizes, colors, patterns, for all occasions. I suppose I own about 25 of...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...

It's September, and I'm already thinking about Christmas. Well, actually I start thinking about Christmas in August! One of the things I...

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...

If Kate's brownie-baking is as good as her Academy Awards record this recipe should be sweet! Katharine Hepburn's Brownies 2 (1-ounce)...

My vintage cookbook collection begins roughly around the year 1945 and ends roughly around the year 1965. The majority of the books I...

Ham yourself a sherry little Christmas. Recipe from Christmas in Tinseltown by Frank DeCaro, 2012. With recipe edits from yours truly!...

Christmas Banana Drops from A Feast of Yuletide Cookies, 1957 Christmas Banana Drops 2½ cups sifted cake flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda...

I'm dreaming of a beef goulash, just like the ones I used to know . . . Rosemary Clooney's Viennese Goulash Serves: 6 2 tsp marjoram 1...

All I want for Christmas are Mariah's cookies. Mariah Carey's Sugar Cookies Makes about 4 dozen 1 cup unsalted butter 1 cup granulated...

A classic tome from the period, packed with recipes for cooking an endless array of mains with condensed Campbell's soups. I've...

Excerpted from "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...

Good Housekeeping's Appetizer Book, 1958 A little bit of zany, a whole lot of imagination! Recipes galore here you can follow as-is, or...

A one-two punch of yum that'll spruce your salads right up! These recipes are a website exclusive, you won't see them in my new cookbook!...

December 13th may be National Popcorn String Day, but I think it's safe to celebrate these charming and atmospheric traditional tree...

One of Betty's spiral-bound charmers. Highlights from the Christmas chapter include: door decor, wreaths, tree-trimming, a "cooky" swap...

One ring to rule them all. A nod to the zany ring molds of yore, this gala treat has a velvety texture and exciting, full-flavored...