One of my inspirations for starting a retro-themed blog was the gigantic, exploding green binder that lives on a shelf in my parents kitchen. It’s stuffed with a collection of crinkled papers from the past, recipes cut from magazines and newspapers, single leafs torn from tattered cookbooks, the odd school report card or holiday to-do […]
I think I’ve made one million pans of lemon bars. I don’t know quite what it is about them but people who love them reallllly love them and request them often. I love them too except I can really only eat them sparingly after an incident we will just refer to as the back-of-the-car, leftover […]
I’m keeping things short and sweet this week because I am in full-swing Easter prep mode. As a side note, how did this happen? I swear I was wrapping Christmas presents only yesterday and now I’m up to my neck in cellophane grass. I’m not complaining though, this winter has nearly killed me. I guess […]
Once in a while I get an idea in my head for a project and I just can’t let it go. Such was the case for my gingerbread house and such was the case for these cookies. I think I must be drawn to self-afflicted torture. Hand cramps and eye strain aside, there’s something really satisfying […]
It is no surprise to me, and completely in keeping with my personality, that by the time I’ve actually arrived at the post where I’m supposed to reflect about having this blog for one year, I am wholly sick of reminiscing. I feel like I’ve spent the last three months doing a little too much […]
