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Happy Birthday to the Ladies Auxiliary!

by paige on March 17, 2010

I CAN’T BELIEVE it’s been a year since I first started, like Alice down her rabbit hole, exploring the crazy culinary world of the Ladies Auxiliaries. If you’ve missed out, now’s your chance to see just what’s lurking out there. Join me, won’t you? [click to continue…]

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My Jiggly Valentine

by paige on February 10, 2010

THIS HAS BEEN the winter of flu-filled discontent in my house, and as a result, I’ve had innumerable requests for Jell–O. For a foodie like me, this presents quandaries. [click to continue…]

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Consider the Cranberry

by paige on November 18, 2009

from 'Seasonal Surprises', compiled by The Junior League of the Lehigh Valley

from 'Seasonal Surprises', compiled by The Junior League of the Lehigh Valley

CAN YOU BELIEVE that Thanksgiving is next week? I can’t, not least because if Thanksgiving is next week, Christmas is less than six weeks away, and that’s terrifying. But rather than panic, I’m going to drown my sorrows in cookbooks––specifically, my old standbys, the Ladies’ Auxiliary collection that seems to be breeding like rabbits (or maybe turkeys) on my bookshelves. This week, in preparation for, uh, next week, it’s time to consider the cranberry. [click to continue…]

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Do You Flip for Potato Salad?

by paige on July 1, 2009

YouTube Preview ImageDOES POTATO SALAD make you stand on your tippy-toes, your head, your…shoulders, and…neck and…um, other places that aren’t meant to be stood upon? We love potato salad, though maybe not quite as much as the unbelievable dancing sisters Aggie, Maggie and Elmira Ross. (Their real names were Vicki, Dixie and Betsy Ross–perfect for an Independence Day salute.) Watch the 1944 clip of the contorting triplets above and you’ll get the connection, we promise! And then, with July 4th fast approaching, join us as we dust off our vintage recipe stash for fresh takes on the ultimate summer barbecue and picnic staple: [click to continue…]

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Summertime, and the Picnicking Is Easy…

by paige on June 17, 2009

From 'The Betty Betz Teenage Cookbook', 1953

From 'The Betty Betz Teenage Cookbook', 1953

WE HAD OUR first picnic of the summer last weekend, my family and I, thanks to an impromptu visit from a dear sister-friend. Given plenty of advance notice, I had choices to make, cookbooks to consult, menus to plan. [click to continue…]

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