I'm a verbivore!
It’s Friday, and I had cash in my pocket, so I decided to go to an estate sale that I’d read about. The organizer’s website was chock full of photos that scrolled way too quickly, but I did spot a Formica dinette set flash by, and I figured it was a good indicator of what [...]
Fri, April 30 2010 » Vintage & Retro Style, kitchen, nostalgia » 4 Comments
While my boy Nick was staying with me over Christmas, he asked if I knew anything about juicers. Well, as a matter of fact, I went research-crazy over juicers a few years ago, and I wound up choosing one of these babies (grabs a L’equip pulp ejection model from the cupboard and plops it on [...]
Mon, January 4 2010 » food, kitchen » 3 Comments
Hmmm, I found some cookies in the pantry with a Best By date of 2008, so I’d better eat them, and while I do, I’ll flip through this copy of Maxine Mulvey’s “Hello Neighbor” Book from 1960. Mrs. Mulvey, for those of you who don’t know (I certainly didn’t), was an on-air personality at 850 [...]
Thu, October 1 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, amusement, camping, food, friends, kitchen, nostalgia, vacation » 2 Comments
After reading enough of Wynk’s foodie posts, and nabbing a complete (COMPLETE!) pressure cooker from a thrift store, I’ve been itching to preserve some… well, something. My pressure cooker comes (COMPLETE!) with the Mirro-Matic Pressure Pan manual/recipe book, dating to 1954. In 1954, it was still common practice to use a pressure cooker for canning, [...]
Fri, September 25 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, food, kitchen, nostalgia » No Comments
Have you ever had Colorado peaches? Ohmigodnomnomnom. Of course, they’re a seasonal thing. Colorado’s farmer’s can’t grow peaches all year long, but oh man, it isn’t summer until you’ve let a Colorado peach drip down your arm while you bite into its tender flesh. Seriously: food porn. Well, it’s summertime in Colorado. And I’ll be [...]
Fri, August 14 2009 » diner pie, food, gardening, kitchen » 3 Comments
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