Category Archives: Comfort Food

Pantries and The Nesting Instinct

Posted on March 8, 2020 by vintagecookbookery

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “Food Storage” from Unabridged Translation by They Might Be Elders. Released: 2010 In view of the recent events surrounding the spread of coronavirus, since it was discovered in December, 2019, in China, I … Continue reading →

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What is it about New Year’s Resolutions and Food?

Posted on December 29, 2019 by vintagecookbookery

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” from Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas by Ella Fitzgerald. Released: 2002. (This is a slightly revised version of my post in December of 2015) Admit … Continue reading →

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Excuse Me, But There’s a Chihuahua in my Turkey !

Posted on November 18, 2019 by vintagecookbookery

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “What’s Cooking” from What’s Cooking by The Wolfe Gang. Released: 2010 In honour of Thanksgiving approaching, I’m running this earlier 2014 post about the questions posed to the Butterball Turkey Hot Line over … Continue reading →

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What’s Cooking in Kodiak? Avocado Pineapple Mold Salad!

Posted on May 13, 2019 by vintagecookbookery

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “Recipe Hoe Down” from Big Bad Bantam Rooster by Tasha Platt. Released: 2009. I have often found it amusing to pull some of the “community” and “regional” cookbooks from my collection to find … Continue reading →

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Tantalizing Tomato Taste? NOT!

Posted on February 5, 2019 by vintagecookbookery

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes”. Released: 2009. Once upon a time, tomatoes tasted good…..really good.  Now, unless you lovingly plant them in your backyard yourself and nurture them to fruition with care, the tomatoes … Continue reading →

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Pop and Puff: Tomorrow is National Popcorn Day!

Posted on January 18, 2019 by vintagecookbookery

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “The Popcorn Song” from Fun Songs for Happy Kids – Favorite Lullabies, Rhymes, Stories & More by The Fontane Sisters & Howdy Doody. Released: 2012. Well,  here we are.  Saturday, January 19th, 2019 is … Continue reading →

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Hamba kakuhle, Mr. Mandela (“Goodbye, go well” in Mr. Mandela’s first language, isiXhosa

Posted on December 7, 2018 by vintagecookbookery

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY Music – “We Salute You Nelson Mandela” from Global Legends by Bappi Lahiri. Released: 2013 This is a re-post from December 6th, 2013 and I publish it again today to honour Mr. Mandela, who left us … Continue reading →

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Excuse Me, But There’s a Chihuahua in my Turkey !

Posted on November 20, 2018 by vintagecookbookery

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “What’s Cooking” from What’s Cooking by The Wolfe Gang. Released: 2010 In honour of Thanksgiving later this week, I’m running this earlier 2014 post about the questions posed to the Butterball Turkey Hot … Continue reading →

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New Olympic Event? The Pieathalon!

Posted on July 31, 2018 by vintagecookbookery

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie” from 24 Polka’s Greatest Hits by Myron Floren. Released: 1995. A possible new Olympic event is about to take place:  the Pieathalon!  It follows in a long line of “athlons“:  … Continue reading →

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Hollandaise, Halibut and High Heel Hijinks

Posted on April 13, 2017 by vintagecookbookery

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “High Heel Shoe” from Bluegrass Guitar by Bryan Sutton. Released: 2007 What do Barbara Billingsley (June Cleaver), Harriet Nelson and Donna Reed have in common?  1950’s sitcom wives?  Sure.  All were predominately featured in their … Continue reading →

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