http://amyalessio.com The official web site for author, librarian and blogger Amy Alessio Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en VintageCookbookshttp://feedburner.google.com Here&#8217;s another gem from the Southern Living Cookies and Candy Cookbook. I like he traditional New York Black and White Cookies, but these bars have the &#8216;black&#8217; on the bottom with the &#8216;white&#8217; over it. These still sound delicious, though! &#8230; <a href="http://amyalessio.com/?p=6526">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1O4-WFSqmAW3w9SH5QcB26gfCPo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1O4-WFSqmAW3w9SH5QcB26gfCPo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1O4-WFSqmAW3w9SH5QcB26gfCPo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1O4-WFSqmAW3w9SH5QcB26gfCPo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=NzTYssFZYEc:s7U04cU-oAA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=NzTYssFZYEc:s7U04cU-oAA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?i=NzTYssFZYEc:s7U04cU-oAA:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=NzTYssFZYEc:s7U04cU-oAA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VintageCookbooks/~4/NzTYssFZYEc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VintageCookbooks/~3/NzTYssFZYEc/ http://amyalessio.com/?p=6526&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-and-white-bars This is from my 1960s Cookies and Candy Cookbook from Southern Living. From the chapter of Dessert Bars &#38; Squares: &#8220;Cookies are wonderfully versatile! Southern Living homemakers know that a batch of bar cookies can be transformed into an elegant &#8230; <a href="http://amyalessio.com/?p=6522">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ctS0yxFvMtsPT5fd7ZKC3kC9-fs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ctS0yxFvMtsPT5fd7ZKC3kC9-fs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ctS0yxFvMtsPT5fd7ZKC3kC9-fs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ctS0yxFvMtsPT5fd7ZKC3kC9-fs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=ur8DYkdc-aA:k0mKTB-r_FM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=ur8DYkdc-aA:k0mKTB-r_FM:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?i=ur8DYkdc-aA:k0mKTB-r_FM:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=ur8DYkdc-aA:k0mKTB-r_FM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VintageCookbooks/~4/ur8DYkdc-aA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VintageCookbooks/~3/ur8DYkdc-aA/ http://amyalessio.com/?p=6522&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apricot-nut-bars Come see me today over at Acme Authors, talking about Hearts and Daggers, where my latest novella Blast From the Past appears. There&#8217;s a recipe, too! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dRi6PNK7fMFyYHCaBHYWvQOg-4U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dRi6PNK7fMFyYHCaBHYWvQOg-4U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dRi6PNK7fMFyYHCaBHYWvQOg-4U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dRi6PNK7fMFyYHCaBHYWvQOg-4U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=TIs5yqQkf6A:9bOIEO034oU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=TIs5yqQkf6A:9bOIEO034oU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?i=TIs5yqQkf6A:9bOIEO034oU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=TIs5yqQkf6A:9bOIEO034oU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VintageCookbooks/~4/TIs5yqQkf6A" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VintageCookbooks/~3/TIs5yqQkf6A/ http://amyalessio.com/?p=6520&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guest-posting-today I had so much fun as usual at the Fremont Pub. Lib. Dist. last night discussing Southern Vintage Treats over red velvet cupcakes and more. But I have two more fun shows coming up this weekend:  Vintage Snacks and Sweets &#8230; <a href="http://amyalessio.com/?p=6517">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VmGV1OBovYL8CuNnjFhy_tzr9mU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VmGV1OBovYL8CuNnjFhy_tzr9mU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VmGV1OBovYL8CuNnjFhy_tzr9mU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VmGV1OBovYL8CuNnjFhy_tzr9mU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=Xv3L-Rd1SX0:BRdfxMBb8sA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=Xv3L-Rd1SX0:BRdfxMBb8sA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?i=Xv3L-Rd1SX0:BRdfxMBb8sA:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=Xv3L-Rd1SX0:BRdfxMBb8sA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VintageCookbooks/~4/Xv3L-Rd1SX0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VintageCookbooks/~3/Xv3L-Rd1SX0/ http://amyalessio.com/?p=6517&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=retro-crafting-friday-fascinators I&#8217;m already thinking about Valentine&#8217;s Day, partially because of my new Alana O&#8217;Neill novella out. I have blogged from this 1978 gem on Thanksgiving and Christmas, but they have cute Valentine&#8217;s and birthday recipes, too. 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He visited STDL a few years ago and is one of the nicest, most talented people I&#8217;ve encountered in the publishing world. If you haven&#8217;t read &#8230; <a href="http://amyalessio.com/?p=6510">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W5IsdmNl2qa6FruGb-Tmv5J8a0A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W5IsdmNl2qa6FruGb-Tmv5J8a0A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W5IsdmNl2qa6FruGb-Tmv5J8a0A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W5IsdmNl2qa6FruGb-Tmv5J8a0A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=__Ldu6sme3k:Rjw247AGnXg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=__Ldu6sme3k:Rjw247AGnXg:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?i=__Ldu6sme3k:Rjw247AGnXg:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=__Ldu6sme3k:Rjw247AGnXg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VintageCookbooks/~4/__Ldu6sme3k" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VintageCookbooks/~3/__Ldu6sme3k/ http://amyalessio.com/?p=6510&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=handwritten-recipe-wednesday-buckeyes This is in the snack section of the 1956 Entertaining Six or Eight cookbook that the charming cookie recipe came from in yesterday&#8217;s blog post. This one is perhaps not so charming. And yes, those are meats around it. 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I don&#8217;t want to know what that is, actually! But these sound delicious: Meltaway Chocolate Cookies Sift together and set aside: 1 cup &#8230; <a href="http://amyalessio.com/?p=6503">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RuIMx-lXkVVuBu6nS5OkBJX2Spg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RuIMx-lXkVVuBu6nS5OkBJX2Spg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RuIMx-lXkVVuBu6nS5OkBJX2Spg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RuIMx-lXkVVuBu6nS5OkBJX2Spg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=ghRijKxq148:6qsbkGL0-9k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=ghRijKxq148:6qsbkGL0-9k:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?i=ghRijKxq148:6qsbkGL0-9k:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=ghRijKxq148:6qsbkGL0-9k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VintageCookbooks/~4/ghRijKxq148" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VintageCookbooks/~3/ghRijKxq148/ http://amyalessio.com/?p=6503&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meltaway-chocolate-cookies From Good Housekeeping New Complete Book of Needlecraft, 1959, here&#8217;s an interesting looking apron. What on earth is that woman going to be doing that she needs all those pockets? The pattern is pretty complete and it is made out &#8230; <a href="http://amyalessio.com/?p=6499">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RABrMugnBHAO1fRdfA7ClLpHS2Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RABrMugnBHAO1fRdfA7ClLpHS2Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RABrMugnBHAO1fRdfA7ClLpHS2Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RABrMugnBHAO1fRdfA7ClLpHS2Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=WW431UARKL4:R3pXB9JN-2s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=WW431UARKL4:R3pXB9JN-2s:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?i=WW431UARKL4:R3pXB9JN-2s:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?a=WW431UARKL4:R3pXB9JN-2s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/VintageCookbooks?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/VintageCookbooks/~4/WW431UARKL4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/VintageCookbooks/~3/WW431UARKL4/ http://amyalessio.com/?p=6499&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=retro-crafting-friday-patch-pocket-aprons This is another from the Better Homes and Gardens Recipes for Entertaining. 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