Memory Lane Meals – How A Trip Home Inspired A Cookbook

Posted on Monday, September 26th, 2011

My trips down Memory Lane always lead to old fashioned meals.

Last year at this time, I was coming to the end of a month long adventure.  No, I wasn’t climbing the Himalayan mountains, bungee-jumping the [...]

Old Fashioned Meals – Remembering Homemade Ice Cream On The Front Porch

Posted on Saturday, August 6th, 2011

Homemade Ice Cream is about more than having freshly made ice cream.  It’s about making memories.
Since my friend Susanne Myers of HillbillyHousewife.com has written her ebook Homemade Ice Cream and Other Frozen Desserts, I’ve been [...]

Summertime And The Livin’s Easy – Especially With Old Fashioned Ice Cream

Posted on Thursday, July 14th, 2011

The Hillbilly Housewife, Susanne Myers, has done it again!
When my friend Susanne Myers of HillbillyHousewife.com sees a problem, she figures out a solution.  Here’s the perfect example.
Susanne’s family likes ice cream, just like many [...]

Homemade Convenience Foods – How To Enjoy Old Fashioned Healthy Foods Fast

Posted on Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Old fashioned cooking and fast foods may seem incompatible, but the two meet head-on in this incredible new cookbook by my friend Susanne Myers at HillbillyHousewife.com.
Nowadays, it seems like just about every meal is either [...]

Old Fashioned Cooking And The Humble Crockpot – An Interview With Susanne Myers, The Hillbilly Housewife

Posted on Thursday, November 11th, 2010

What do old fashioned cooking and crockpot cooking have in common?  More than you might guess.
Back in March of this year I was honored to have my good friend Susanne Myers stop by to chat [...]

Old Fashioned Cooking – An Interview With Susanne Myers, The Hillbilly Housewife

Posted on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

What do old fashioned cooking, easy freezer meals, and The Hillbilly Housewife have in common?
If you grew up preparing food to store for a winter season, you may know the term “putting food by.”  This [...]

Method Of Treating Foodstuffs – aka Microwave Cooking – Turns 60

Posted on Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Another milestone in the “I didn’t have that when I was a kid” items to dwell on.  On January 24, 1950, P. L. Spencer, a Raytheon engineer, was granted a patent for his “method of [...]

Old Fashioned Cookie Swap With A Modern Twist

Posted on Monday, December 14th, 2009

The women in my family have enjoyed a traditional cookie swap or cookie exchange for many years now.  We are fortunate to have several generations  for our cookie baking day – the grandmas, aunties, daughters, [...]