by Corinne Ritz | Sep 20, 2026 | Autumn, Baking, Breakfast, Brunch, Cake, Christmas, Christmas, Dessert, Food, peaches, Summer, vintage, Winter
I’ve had this cookbook made by my mother-in-law for nearly 30 years. I still have not made everything in it! Our family got an order of Palisade Peaches that are grown out on the Western Slope of Colorado. I really wanted to make a Peach Coffee Cake. I...
by Cindy Alldredge | Jun 26, 2026 | Autumn, Autumn Porch Supper, Baking, Breakfast, Brunch, Cake, Dessert, vintage
This coffee cake is such a treat! It is THE BEST I have ever had. And like usual the best always comes from Grandma’s kitchen. Start by mixing a teaspoon of baking powder into the buttermilk and set aside. In a separate bowl mix the flour, sugar and 2 tsps...
by Cindy Alldredge | Feb 3, 2026 | Baking, Bar cookies, Dessert, Easter, Party Time, vintage
These are often called Neiman Marcus bars simply because they are rich and delicious, but this is NOT a Neiman Marcus recipe. This was an accidental creation in 1930 by a German baker in St. Louis when he reversed proportions of butter & sugar while making a cake....
by Corinne Ritz | Jan 29, 2026 | Chicken, Dinner, Food, Gluten Free, Myrna Ritz Approved, salmon, side dish, stir fry, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, vintage, Vintage Casseroles
This Buttery Baked Rice is a vintage recipe that has been in my husband’s family for many decades. We love this kind of vintage cooking. When I was first married, we lived close to my mother-in-law, who was living with her mother. We loved spending time with the...
by Cindy Alldredge | Dec 6, 2025 | Christmas, Granny's Corner, Holidays, Traditions, vintage
These wonderful popcorn balls showed up in my kids’ stockings every Christmas Eve for years. They are a magical part of Christmas at our house. I found the recipe for “popcorn cake” in the early ’80s but I like them better in balls. I’ve...
by Corinne Ritz | Nov 12, 2025 | Autumn, Autumn Porch Supper, Baking, Cake, Christmas, Dessert, Food, Halloween, Myrna Ritz Approved, Pumpkin, vintage
Soon after I was married, my mother-in-law made a cookbook for our family. It is more than 27 years later and I still have not made everything in that book. And now she is gone and I cannot call her when I am making a new recipe from her book, that I haven’t...
