Betty Lives!

This entry is courtesy of my dear friend Drew from Garrison Confections.  I mentioned him in the last entry but he deserves more than a passing wave.  First of all, he makes the worlds greatest chocolates.  Hear me: WORLD’S. GREATEST.  Seriously, if you think you’ve had the best bonbons, you haven’t lived until you’ve gone […]

Betty Crocker’s All-Time Favorites
The best recipes-by popular demand
1971
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Ma Gastronomie
Fernand Point
1969

Not only did I make a cake, I made an AWESEOME cake!  I am very, very proud of myself because this recipe incorporated all the things I hate about baking - sifting, measuring, patience - and I totally nailed it anyway! And this brings my dessert-for-company […]

Spices, Salt and Aromatics in the English Kitchen
Elizabeth David
1970

When I was in my early twenties I had a British boyfriend who was wonderful in many ways but also dreadfully British.  Every time a waiter asked if he wanted coffee my boyfriend would raise an eyebrow and ask in his whithering accent: “Is it an American […]

Mushroom Recipes
Countess Morphy
1966
I heart the Countess!  I was trying to find something Spring-y and for some reason I grabbed this book.  The Countess never disappoints, at least with her ideas.  Execution is another thing.  If I had followed this single recipe to the letter it would have necessitated jumping around to four different pages for […]

The Eating in Bed Cookbook
Barbara Byfield
1962
I know I’ve done this one before but since Doug is away for over a week and missed both my birthday and our son’s, I thought it would be appropriate to pull one from the “Just Because You Love Yourself” chapter.   A mini-pity-party with onions.
A fresh baguette from the […]

The Eating in Bed Cookbook
Barbara Byfield
1962
I just love this book.  I love the way she writes, I love the idea of indulging yourself by eating in bed, and I love, love, LOVE her illustrations.  Remember the Onion Sandwich?
I made the Ether because it was time to break open the cherries that I had put up […]

Bull Cook and Authentic Historical Recipes and Practices
George Leonard Herter and Berthe Herter
1964 (ninth edition)
Thank you to Charlie S. for yet another fantastic recommendation and thank you to Alan Palmer at Blue Apron  who lent me Volumes II and III. What would I do without the two of you?
George Herter owned a sporting goods store […]