Learn about the childhood of Audrey Hepburn and try her favorite recipe, Spaghetti al Pomodoro, which she learned while living in Italy.
Vintage Recipes
Homemade Chicken and Noodles
Learn to make delicious and satisfying chicken with homemade egg noodles from a Swedish family recipe. The ultimate comfort food.
Princess Diana’s Favorite Bread and Butter Pudding
Celebrate Princess Diana with her favorite treat, a cross between bread pudding and creme brûlée. A decadent dessert fit for a princess!
Lemon Vanilla Buttermilk Pie
Classic Dessert with Tart Lemon Custard, Sweet Vanilla and Tangy Buttermilk. Time-Tested Family Recipe from Site Contributor Kelly Jaggers.
Bread and Butter Waffles
A quaint and ridiculously easy vintage recipe for Bread and Butter Waffles from the 1950’s. A cross between French toast and waffles.
Vintage Popcorn Balls
Learn to make candied popcorn balls the old fashioned way. A vintage treat for Halloween, carnivals, festivals, or just because!
Hoot Owl Cookies
Learn to make Hoot Owl Cookies from a vintage-inspired recipe using checkerboard sugar cookie dough, chocolate chips & almonds. Simple and cute!
The Old Fashioned Way: Bon Bons
Learn to make bon bons the old fashioned way, with uncooked fondant and your choice of toppings. Easy vintage candy recipe.
Swedish Lamb Stew with Pears
Recipe for Swedish Lamb Stew with Pears Potatoes & Green Beans from “The Swedish Princesses Cook Book,” aka “Prinsessornas Kokbok” published 1936
Gary Cooper’s Buttermilk Griddle Cakes
Learn to make buttermilk griddle cakes from a vintage recipe used at Gary Cooper’s family ranch in Montana.
Tomato Frost
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
The History of Picnics & Vintage Blueberry Cake
Learn about the history of picnics and try a 1915 vintage picnic recipe for Blueberry Cake from Linda Hull Larned.
Southern-Style Barbecue Sauce
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.
Food on Alcatraz – Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
Alcatraz was a harsh prison, but it had pretty great food. Learn about the community living on Alcatraz and try a vintage recipe from the island.
The Old Fashioned Way: Clotted Cream and Scones
Sharon Biggs Waller shares how to make old fashioned British-style Clotted Cream and warm, freshly baked English scones.
Chocolate Icebox Pie
Learn to make Chocolate Icebox Pie topped with whipped cream and nuts from the vintage 1950’s cookbook, Recipes from Old Virginia.
Calumet Parker House Rolls
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.
The Old Fashioned Way: Sugared Roses
Learn to make old fashioned sugared rose petals and rose-infused sugar with simple, historically-inspired methods from Sharon Biggs Waller.
Very Fancy Sandwiches
Chef Louise Mellor shares how to make simple, vintage fancy sandwiches for your next soiree. From wartime American Home Magazine.
The Hemingway Special
While in Havana, Cuba Ernest Hemingway was a regular at El Floridita bar. Learn how to make one of his favorite daiquiris, The Hemingway Special.
The Old Fashioned Way: Homemade Butter
Learn how to make butter the old fashioned way using simple kitchen tools, no butter churn required. Includes brief butter history.
Crispy Baked Eggs
Chef Louise Mellor shares a vintage recipe for Crispy Baked Eggs from The General Foods Kitchens Cookbook and discusses the 1959 culinary landscape.
