Delicate yet succulent, the base of this Divan is a homemade chicken soup, perfectly complemented by broccoli, noodles, cheese, and wine,...

"Ain't nobody here but us chickens." I sometimes look askance when people call my recipes or my style "kitschy," but there's no denying...

The Main Dishes Chapter. Here are some tempting main dish ideas from mid-twentieth century American cooks that Betty thinks you should...

It's one of several collections I add to all the time, along with my swizzle sticks, antique silver souvenir spoons, and of course my...

My take on the classic 1950's dish, with a lighter spin to flatter your waistline. It has over 50% less fat, cholesterol and salt, but...

Long live the scones. These "drop" scones are cooked like a pancake rather than baked like a biscuit-type scone. My recipe follows Queen...

A traditional, and ambrosial, shower party (and year-round) classic. I don't put coconut in mine, but you can! Just stir in about a cup...

"Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti Day!" So went the old slogan popular with Bostonians and New Englanders for decades. Prince pasta is now part of Riviana Foods, which produces the Ronzoni brand, among many others. This wonderful cookbooklet with its straightforward recipes and charming mid-century illustrations is one of my favorites. Now that's Italian! (Oopsie wrong brand 🤣) More here on the history of Prince! 🍝 🥗 🍷 🍝 🥗 🍷 🍝 🥗 🍷 The awesome cover art. He stuck a fea

Did you know, there is a whole new dimension of flavor hiding inside that little can of tomato paste, just waiting to be unleashed? Once...

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...

Beloved Mardi Gras-themed family recipes compiled by Louisiana's National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. I'm bringing you the...

One bite and you’ll be hungry for more of this Hungarian delight. A new test kitchen recipe not in my cookbook! Party hearty with my...

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...

It's rare you come across a vintage book dedicated just to Easter ideas. Christmas and other special occasions yes, Easter not so much....

I'm a down-to-earth single tone egg-dyer myself, but there are plenty of fancy schmancy things you can do! Here are a few I made recently...

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...

They don't make you crabby, they make you happy!

Why is this one of my favorite things? Because you can do so much with a perfect slice of hard-cooked egg to decorate a dish, or create...

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...