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About Louise Mellor

Chef Louise Mellor shares vintage recipes and food photography on ToriAvey.com. She has worked for over 15 years as a private chef, caterer, culinary instructor, recipe developer, food stylist and media spokesperson. Louise has a degree in culinary arts and was formally trained in classical French cuisine from Le Cordon Bleu. Read more...

Bread and Butter Waffles

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A quaint and ridiculously easy vintage recipe for Bread and Butter Waffles from the 1950’s. A cross between French toast and waffles.

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Tomato Frost

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Chef Louise Mellor shares a recipe for Tomato Frost, a savory granita, from The Best in Cookery in the Middle West by Grace Grosvenor Clark, 1955

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Southern-Style Barbecue Sauce

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Chef Louise Mellor shares a vintage 1965 recipe for Barbecue Sauce from “The Southern Cookbook – 250 Fine Old Recipes.” Bright, tangy, spicy and slightly sweet.

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Calumet Parker House Rolls

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Chef Louise Mellor shares the history of Calumet baking powder and Parker House Rolls, and a simple vintage recipe from 1918 for Parker House Rolls.

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Very Fancy Sandwiches

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Chef Louise Mellor shares how to make simple, vintage fancy sandwiches for your next soiree. From wartime American Home Magazine.

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Crispy Baked Eggs

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Chef Louise Mellor shares a vintage recipe for Crispy Baked Eggs from The General Foods Kitchens Cookbook and discusses the 1959 culinary landscape.

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