Homemade Holiday Molded Cranberry Sauce Recipe Without Pectin and Without Gelatin

Homemade sweet and simple holiday molded whole cranberry sauce recipe without gelatin or pectin. Use a bit of it for the Berry Berry Filling mixed with strawberries and our buttercream frosting for our Vintage Whipped Cream Cake. Continue reading

Sweet and Salty Chocolate Holiday Nuts Recipe

A delightful recipe for candied holiday roasted nuts (walnuts, pecans and almonds) and a dried cranberry and blueberry mix, all melted together with chocolate bits that are lightly sugared and salted with a hint of orange and vanilla. Continue reading

Vintage Labor Saving Cake Recipe with Broiled Icing

Labor Saving Cake One Bowl Cake plate Bake this Cake

The Labor Saving Cake, otherwise known as a One Bowl Wonder, is a WWII-era recipe brought back to life with few twists and a buttery brown sugar-coconut icing that is broiled into the top of the cake. Ideal for Sunday supper or potluck events, where a homemade vintage dessert is sure to light up the room. Continue reading

Five Buck Slow Cooked Family Meal for FIVE

Think you can’t cook a nice meal for a family of 5 with 5 bucks? Take the $5 Slow Food Challenge and make homemade whole wheat pasta with chicken and spinach. Oh yeah! Continue reading

Cream Puff Kids – A Delightful Vintage Mini Cream Puff Recipe – Skill Level EASY

Mini Cream Puffs filled with whipped cream Photo by Leslie Macchiarella

It’s time to party with kids and cream puffs. It’s fun, it’s easy, it brings a lovely vintage recipe back to life…and, best of all, it brings the family together for some yummie baking time. Continue reading

San Francisco Blueberry Cake

Blueberry Cake

An elegant San Francisco Blueberry Cake loaded to the brim with fresh local blueberries, drizzled with a classic Creme Anglaise (vanilla custard) Sauce and dolloped with sweetened whipped cream. The perfect elegant travel dessert when you’re bringing the cake! Continue reading