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    Vintage recipes for modern cooks

    Get a taste of nostalgia with these old fashioned favorites. 

    • crockpot beef stew with onion soup mix on a bed of white rice with a fork.
      Beef Stew with Onion Soup Mix
    • slice of sausage and egg casserole on a white plate.
      Overnight Sausage and Egg Casserole
    • cherry dump cake topped with vanilla ice cream on a white plate.
      Cherry Dump Cake with Pineapple
    • crock pot pork chops in sauce on a white oval platter.
      Crockpot Pork Chops with Mushroom Soup
    • slice of ding dong cake in a cake pan with more ding dong cake in the pan.
      Easy Ding Dong Cake
    • 5 cup salad in a glass parfait dish with a blue tea towel nearby.
      5 Cup Salad (Ambrosia Salad)
    slice of banana cake and a stack of 7 layer bars in an email signup form.

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    Get ideas and inspiration by course!

    • Appetizers
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    • Desserts

    Cook By Season

    Recipes that are just right for the season.

    • Spring Recipes
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    Casseroles

    Grab your 13×9 inch pan! You’ll love these old fashioned, comfort food classics.

    • chicken breast topped with mushrooms and green peppers in a creamy mushroom sauce, on top of egg noodles.
      Cream of Mushroom Chicken
    • taco casserole with fritos on a small white plate, topped with lettuce and tomato.
      Taco Casserole with Fritos
    • four different photos of baked ziti in casserole dishes and on plates.
      25 Recipes for Baked Ziti

    More Casserole Recipes →

    Desserts

    Vintage cookbooks are often full of desserts. Here is a collection of the very best!

    • slice of layered chocolate eclair cake on a white plate, topped with chocolate frosting.
      Chocolate Eclair Cake
    • slice of pistachio cake topped with pistachio frosting and chopped pistachios on a white plate.
      Pistachio Cake with Pudding Mix
    • peanut butter oatmeal cookie with chocolate chips on a silicone baking mat.
      Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips

    More Dessert Recipes →

    Global Recipes

    These recipes were given to me by family members and dear friends from around the globe. Get a taste of recipes from Germany, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mexico, and more!

    • beignets on a wire cooling rack
      African Beignets (Puff Puff Recipe)
    • golden brown empanadas on a wire rack
      How to Make Flaky Empanada Dough
    • slice of banoffee pie on a pink and green china plate.
      Easy Banoffee Pie

    More Global Recipes →

    Hospitality How-Tos

    Easy ideas for entertaining at home.

    • croissants, fresh fruit, and flowers on a picnic blanket.
      10 Creative Ways to Connect with Family & Friends While Social Distancing
    • dining table set for dinner with a large cactus in the background.
      Hospitality with Your Own Family
    • baby wrapped in a blue and white swaddle, yawning.
      How to Make a Baby Meal: What I Know Now

    More Hospitality How-Tos →

    Recent Recipes & Posts

    Check out some of my most recent recipes!

    • country style ribs coated in bbq sauce on a white platter.
      Slow Cooker Country Style Ribs
    • baked parmesan crusted chicken breasts on a white platter.
      Baked Parmesan Crusted Chicken
    • slice of banana coffee cake with pecan streusel in the middle on a white plate.
      Banana Coffee Cake

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    Spring Recipes

    slice of pistachio cake topped with pistachio frosting and chopped pistachios on a white plate.

    Pistachio Cake with Pudding Mix

    strawberry preserves on toast on a white plate.

    Easy Strawberry Preserves

    rhubarb sauce over ice cream in a glass parfait dish.

    Easy Rhubarb Sauce

    7 layer salad in a glass trifle dish.

    7 Layer Salad

    15 Rhubarb Desserts for Spring

    carrot muffin cut in half, with whole muffins and whole carrots in the background.

    Carrot Muffins

    More Spring Recipes Here....

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    slice of sausage and egg casserole on a white plate.

    Overnight Sausage and Egg Casserole

    asian cabbage salad in a blue and white decorative bowl.

    Asian Cabbage Salad

    crock pot pork chops in sauce on a white oval platter.

    Crockpot Pork Chops with Mushroom Soup

    slice of ding dong cake in a cake pan with more ding dong cake in the pan.

    Easy Ding Dong Cake

    french toast casserole in a white casserole dish.

    Overnight French Toast Casserole

    ritz cracker sandwiches stacked on a white platter

    RITZ® Crackers Party Sandwiches

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