Category Archives: Recipes

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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Firehouse Cooking – Some Like it Hot!

Posted on September 11, 2019 by vintagecookbookery

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “Fighting 17th” from Backdraft [Silver Screen Edition] by Hans Zimmer. Released: 2005 In honor of September 11th, I am re-posting this post from 2014… Every so often I come across a cookbook featuring … 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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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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The Tortures and Trials of Tongue Twisting Translations

Posted on October 16, 2018 by vintagecookbookery

Music – “Fun Words from Foreign Languages” from Little Turtles by Davy Andrews. Released: 2012 CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Some time ago, I wrote about the fascinating experience of attempting to translate several foreign-language cookbooks I have in my collection, … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Children of Bygone Cookbooks

Posted on September 12, 2018 by vintagecookbookery

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “Helping in the Kitchen (Family Album / Kitchen and Curate)” from The Pilgrim (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (The Chaplin Revue) by Charlie Chaplin. Released: 2018 One of the more delightful characteristics of older cookbooks … Continue reading →

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My Attempt at a Pieathalon 5 Medal!

Posted on August 20, 2018 by vintagecookbookery

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “Get Baking / Bakewell Counting / Early Bake / Countryside Air / Final Destination (Get Baking Medley)” from Music Featured in the T.V. Program: The Great American Baking Competition by The London Film Score … 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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Celebrate July 4th with Broiled Sweetbreads, Tongue in Raisin Sauce & Liver Birds…Yum!

Posted on July 3, 2018 by vintagecookbookery

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “I Won’t Eat That” from I Won’t Eat That by Willy Welch. Released: 2002. Well, the 4th of July is nigh (that rhymes!) and American families across the country will be celebrating.  What better … Continue reading →

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Oxymorons and Other Oddities in the Kitchen

Posted on June 26, 2018 by vintagecookbookery

CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “What’s An Oxymoron?” from Westmount Rhodesians by Bowser and Blue. Released: 1990 In browsing through several recently acquired used cookbooks, I was amused by some of the recipes and food terms, which I deem … Continue reading →

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