Small Kitchen Cookbook Page 7: Crabmeat Heaven

Slowly but surely, I’m working my way through 1964’s The Small Kitchen Cookbook, attempting each recipe in no particular order to see what frugal fixins from the sixties still hold up. This week, I whipped up Crabmeat Heaven, an appetizer from page 7 of the hors d’oeuvres section that is simple, tasty, and keeps well … Continue reading Small Kitchen Cookbook Page 7: Crabmeat Heaven

The Small Kitchen Cookbook: Page Eight

My first foray into The Small Kitchen Cookbook was the super-straightforward Cucumber Dip. Let's break it down. https://www.instagram.com/p/BYHXu3fhpRD/?taken-by=writerjax The cucumber part wasn't hard, because we had a bumper crop in our home garden this year. In fact, other than potatoes and parsley, it was the only bumper crop we had. Did anyone else have this … Continue reading The Small Kitchen Cookbook: Page Eight

From the Archives: Bookmarks

Note: This post originally appeared on The Jump at its former address in October, 2007. I was just reading Reflections at Walden last night, though, and it holds strong as a great October Book.  I've been wanting to write more about the books I read and collect for a while now. My desk shelf is … Continue reading From the Archives: Bookmarks