Grandma-Based Food History
My boyfriend has lived out here in Portland, OR for the past decade, and has certainly started to resemble the rich and beautiful culture of the Pacific Northwest. But, sometimes I catch a diphthong’d vowel “I”, don my amateur linguist hat, and remark on his …
I’ve known Apple Stack Cake to be the classic cake of Appalachia and Appalachian people, highlighting their frugality, sense of community, and excellent taste in cakes. This particular recipes comes from the early 20th century mining community in Rich Mountain, located by the border of …
Recipes and memories about Lynda Luther (nee Anderson) – ice cream shop owner, rubber stamp peddler, and English Toffee master.
This toffee recipe is as delicious as it is fast. Traditionally made around Thanksgiving and Christmas, but you’ll find reasons to make it year round, no matter what holidays you do or don’t celebrate. Keep chunks of it in the fridge, and break yourself off …
As Canned Peaches is developing, I’m starting to get more and more recipes in my inbox. I experience a Christmas Morning-spectrum feeling as I click to open them, and peruse the contents. When this Dundee Cake recipe arrived, I remember doing a fist pump and …
Blanched almonds can be really hard to find in a grocery store, or prohibitively expensive. That’s a bunch of crap. Unless you need TONS of them (like 5 lbs), I recommend blanching them at your house, in your free time. Unlike some nuts (I’m looking …
I’ve spent days of my life formatting recipes. Between working on Canned Peaches, working under chefs as a beleaguered prep cook, working as a baker & pastry cook, and also as a head chef needing to communicate with employees – I’ve seen hundreds of recipes …
I can’t tell you how many places I’ve looked to try and solve the mystery of the hatchet jacket, my great-grandmother’s vintage apron style. Ok. Actually, I can. I’ve interviewed most of my mother’s family, posted on many vintage clothing forums, checked out the Portland …
A mid-century pinwheel recipe that makes a simple and irresistible cookie. They’re lightly sweet and soft. The logs freeze well, so make a big batch, and pull a log out when you need a quick, fresh baked treat. This is a recipe from my Grandma …
Italian Thumbprint cookies get rolled in nuts, then filled with icing.