The Book

A few years ago, I came across a small binder in my mom's kitchen. After asking her about it, I learned that the faded pages falling out of the small, unassuming binder are old recipes that have been in her family for years. Some are handwritten on yellowed paper, others are cut from magazines or newspapers older than I am. I decided that before these recipes faded into unreadable oblivion (some were already close) someone (meaning me and my lovable husband) should type them out to preserve them. We spent months typing, much of the time spent trying to decipher messy shorthand, odd abbreviations, and no brand names that no longer exist. In the end, I printed and organized these recipes into a scrapbook for my mother. It turned out really well.

After the large project was finished, I was happy to leave it behind for a while. I printed and mailed a copy to my aunt (mom's only sister) for last Christmas, knowing she'd also like a copy. I was far less ambitious with this copy though, and just put it in a binder. Recently, when looking for a brownie recipe, I remembered the printed copy of these recipes I have. My husband and I have decided we should try these recipes (though we are both wary of the recipe that calls for putting salmon in lemon jello). This blog is intended to document the recipes we try, changes (improvements, hopefully!) we make to the recipes, and out thoughts on the recipes.