The Lost History of Waffle Irons
Waffle irons. Those lovely tools that bake crispy, golden waffles. From the days of the Romans and their long handled ancestors to the modern plug […]
The world before the modern age, found in patterns, ovenware and styles. Embraced fully, most frequent in the 50s.
Waffle irons. Those lovely tools that bake crispy, golden waffles. From the days of the Romans and their long handled ancestors to the modern plug […]
After a recent adventure with my Maryland friend Jen in antiquing and thrifting, 5 new cast iron skillets were added to the collection. (Read about […]
The lovely Jen of This Woman Wanders was in MN (she was here, then to North Dakota, then back) so we embraced the time together […]
Doughnuts. It started with a spark, tasty indeed, and grew into a quest for history. (Read it here.) In tandem to the history knowledge there […]
Doughnuts have been the latest obsessive. The random daydreams twinkle in roly poly doughnuts, the first recipes gawked at in cookbooks are doughnuts, dreams have […]
Pre turn of the century (1900s, not 2000s) there were ample flours available for the home cook. Wheat, graham, white, rye, bran, spelt, buckwheat, chestnut, […]
A set of patterns, later 50s to early 60s. In size… uh 3jp with a bust of 31. JP? What in the heck?(for those curious […]
It started on a haircut that had outgrown two styles and was considering the path of the dreaded (you know it, business in the front, […]
Milk glass. Your mind meanders vintage Pyrex and the cousins – Fire King, Glasbake, Federal Glass and Hazel Atlas, ending in a collection of quaint […]
The day was lax in the brain department for “working” (mornings are dedicated to my dog photography business, so not really work) with a filter […]