The Galloping Gourmet TV show was another early cooking show that I grew up with. It was fun to get this cookbook from Graham Kerr’s TV show, the Galloping Gourmet. This one was published in 1969 by Fremantle International. While short on design, this is definitely a classic part of vintage cookbook history. Graham had [...]
Twelve Dream Dishes, yours – for delightful class luncheons, published in 1952 by General Foods Corp for their Minute Rice product line. Not so much a cookbook, as it is a cool little folder with individual recipe cards. A portfolio of 12 exciting recipes, as they call it. Each recipe card has a retro delicious [...]
They Taste So-o-o Good, Recipes, Ideas, Hints – Published in 1955 by Planters Edible Oil Company. Wow, good thing Planters changed their name at some point! Mmm… edible oil, that is so tasty sounding. This vintage cookbook is so-o-o coo-o-o-ol! So cool! It is filled with super cool, classic vintage illustrations, great food photos, hints, [...]
Good and Easy Entertaining with Wine and Cheese – How to do it the California Way. This is a tiny folded booklet with a mere eleven recipe, date unknown, but I’m guessing 1960′s. Don’t let it’s size fool you! This has all the making of a great vintage recipe booklet thingy. Great fonts! Great food [...]
It has been a busy few months, so I apologize for the lack of updates. Lets get back into the swing of things with the 1932 edition of The Silent Hostess Treasure Book from GE! At first glance, you would think this title was kind of sexist, but it may actually be referring to the [...]
Sunday Night Suppers – 161 chafing dish and other specialties, published in 1956 by Culinary Arts Institute. Another classic from this fun series of vintage cookbooks! It is filled with fun illustrations, nice food photography, and of course… wild vintage recipes. Inside, you’ll find a variety of cooking tips, and recipes from breads, salads vegetables, [...]
Dishes Children Love – 264 favorite recipes of all children, published in 1954 by the Culinary Arts Institute. Favorite recipes of all children, hey? Now that is a pretty big claim! Here is another classic from the vintage Culinary Arts Institute’s cook booklet series from the fifties, and I do believe it is the first [...]
If you’re like me, you probably have most, if not all, of the cool vintage cookbooks from Peter Pauper Press. These tall skinny cookbooks have a ton of cool factor, and set themselves apart from some of the other cook booklets from the 1950′s by coming in hardcover. They were known for their “ABC of…” [...]