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    Vintage recipes for modern cooks

    Get a taste of nostalgia with these old fashioned favorites. 

    • slice of chocolate wacky cake on a white plate, topped with whipped cream.
      Old Fashioned Wacky Cake
    • trifle dish filled with layers of cake, pudding, pie filling, and whipped cream.
      Easy Punch Bowl Cake
    • beef stroganoff with mushrooms on a bed of egg noodles on a white plate.
      Beef Stroganoff with Cream of Mushroom Soup
    • 4 images of little smokies with different preparations, including pigs in a blanket and glazed on a toothpick.
      20 Recipes for Little Smokies
    • 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
    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!

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    Recipes that are just right for the season.

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    Casseroles

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

    • three pork chops on top of sliced potatoes and onions in a casserole dish.
      Pork Chop Casserole
    • scalloped potatoes and ham topped with cheese on a small white plate.
      Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
    • chicken breast topped with mushrooms and green peppers in a creamy mushroom sauce, on top of egg noodles.
      Cream of Mushroom Chicken

    More Casserole Recipes →

    Desserts

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

    • slice of dr pepper cake on a white plate.
      Dr. Pepper Cake
    • slice of lemon poke cake with cool whip frosting.
      Lemon Poke Cake
    • slice of chocolate chip zucchini cake with a bite taken out on a white plate.
      Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cake

    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.

    • wooden table set for dinner with a table runner and a small lantern in the middle.
      Dinner Conversation Starters
    • 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!

    • loaf of pumpkin apple bread topped with cinnamon streusel.
      Pumpkin Apple Bread
    • 2 fried Salmon Patties on a dinner plate next to Tartar Sauce and lemon wedges.
      Old Fashioned Salmon Patties Recipe
    • ham rollups with cream cheese secured with toothpicks on a wooden serving board.
      Ham and Cream Cheese Pinwheels

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    Fall Recipes

    loaf of pumpkin apple bread topped with cinnamon streusel.

    Pumpkin Apple Bread

    three pork chops on top of sliced potatoes and onions in a casserole dish.

    Pork Chop Casserole

    four photos of cube steak recipes including with gravy, smothered in onions, and fried with white gravy.

    22 Cube Steak Recipes

    cube steak with gravy on a bed of mashed potatoes on a white plate.

    Crockpot Cube Steak (5 Ingredients)

    country style ribs coated in bbq sauce on a white platter.

    Slow Cooker Country Style Ribs

    bowl of potato soup topped with chopped bacon and parsley.

    Old Fashioned Potato Soup

    More Fall Recipes Here....

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    macaroni salad with shrimp topped with hard boiled eggs in a white bowl.

    Macaroni Salad with Shrimp

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    Asian Cabbage Salad

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    RITZ® Crackers Party Sandwiches

    special k bars on a green glass serving platter

    Special K Bars

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

    Easy Ding Dong Cake

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

    Crockpot Pork Chops with Mushroom Soup

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