From the Bookcase: The 1st American Cookie Lady by Barbara Swell

Posted on March 23, 2015March 22, 2015 by Make It Shabby

Barbara Swell takes us on another nostalgic step back in time with her book The 1st American Cookie Lady – Recipes from a 1917 Cookie Diary. The recipes are not Barbara’s own, having landed Anna ‘Cookie’ Covington’s 76-page handwritten cookie cookbook at an eBay auction. Finding what she thought to be the oldest written […]

From the Bookcase: Mama’s in the Kitchen

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Make It Shabby

We loved this throwback to yesteryear – to a time when lack of money or ingredients didn’t stop Mama’s good old home cooked meals and desserts. Mama’s in the Kitchen gives us a nostalgic insight into how making do didn’t mean going without. Creativity was the name of the game and this book brings […]