For this month's Retro Cooking, I decided to make a nun's cake, from the book Anyone Can Bake, published by the Royal Baking Powder Company in 1928. In all honesty, I was intrigued by the name. A French-Canadian really can't deny her Catholic-influenced culture! After looking it up, I learned a lot about the type of… Continue reading Retro Cooking: 1928 Nun’s Cake
Y'all, I'm starting a new blog post series! I love old books in general but there's nothing I like more than browsing through old cookbooks and imagining people, way back when, using them in their own kitchen. With this in mind, I decided to go through all the old cookbooks I could get my hands… Continue reading Retro Cooking: 50’s Shrimp Salad
I must admit I cheated a bit for the last dish of the Spring Break Cookbook Challenge. Since I ended up making the duck noodle soup on Friday, I didn't really feel like making another soup on the same day. So the barley soup only came to life on Saturday. In the end, it turned out… Continue reading SBCC Day 5: Graubünden Barley Soup
On day 3 of the Spring Break Cookbook Challenge, I decided to attack a recipe from one of my favorite chefs, Hugh Acheson. Artichoke & Spinach Gratin, from A New Turn in the South I received this book for my 30th birthday this year, from our "foodiest" friends in Atlanta. It was with them that… Continue reading #SBCC Day 3: Artichoke & Spinach Gratin
The Hungry Quebbie 