http://www.vintagefoodie.com/ Vintage Foodie en Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:12:00 GMT Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:12:00 GMT info@vintagefoodie.com info@vintagefoodie.com http://www.vintagefoodie.com/images/vintage-foodie-logo1.jpg http://www.vintagefoodie.com/ http://www.vintagefoodie.com/making-pasta/ There is a version of history that noted explorer Marco Polo brought back the recipe from China to Italy where it was whole-heartedly embraced. Lagane, however, made from durum wheat... http://www.vintagefoodie.com/making-pasta/#comments http://www.vintagefoodie.com/making-pasta/ Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:12:00 GMT http://www.vintagefoodie.com/summer-salads/ So now I've been growing my own vegetables and salad items our family has been enjoying the 'fruits' of that labour. Silver beet has been plentiful but what I've really... http://www.vintagefoodie.com/summer-salads/#comments http://www.vintagefoodie.com/summer-salads/ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:20:00 GMT http://www.vintagefoodie.com/back-to-basics/ Something I've wanted to do for a long time is grow my own vegetables. With a decent sized back yard and time to tend a vegetable garden, I've finally established... http://www.vintagefoodie.com/back-to-basics/#comments http://www.vintagefoodie.com/back-to-basics/ Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:52:00 GMT http://www.vintagefoodie.com/blonde-gingerbread/ Hubby's favourite cake is gingerbread. He discovered this recipe in my grandmother's recipe book entitled 'Eating in the 80s' The best part of the cake is the 'blonde' topping which... http://www.vintagefoodie.com/blonde-gingerbread/#comments http://www.vintagefoodie.com/blonde-gingerbread/ Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:10:00 GMT http://www.vintagefoodie.com/supersizers-go-edwardian/ The history of British food should be important to Australian cuisine as it is the origin of what our ancestors used to put on their tables. The Edwardian episode and... http://www.vintagefoodie.com/supersizers-go-edwardian/#comments http://www.vintagefoodie.com/supersizers-go-edwardian/ Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:56:00 GMT http://www.vintagefoodie.com/chocolate-caramel-slice/ It's amazing that the taste of a certain food can take you back in time. Biting into one of these chocolate caramel slices gave me visions of all the school... http://www.vintagefoodie.com/chocolate-caramel-slice/#comments http://www.vintagefoodie.com/chocolate-caramel-slice/ Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:03:00 GMT http://www.vintagefoodie.com/pesto-pasta/ When my boys saw me making our pesto sauce tonight they both wrinkled up their noses in disgust. "It's gre-een!" whined my older son. It's amazing how quickly they gobbled... http://www.vintagefoodie.com/pesto-pasta/#comments http://www.vintagefoodie.com/pesto-pasta/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:33:00 GMT http://www.vintagefoodie.com/best-selling-recipe/ While not directly involving food this quirky little 'recipe' from a Western Australian newspaper in 1907 had a bit of fun with the standard format used in its day. To... http://www.vintagefoodie.com/best-selling-recipe/#comments http://www.vintagefoodie.com/best-selling-recipe/ Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:48:00 GMT http://www.vintagefoodie.com/pasta-carbonara/ I'm so excited about this dish. Not because it's delicious, easy to make and cheap for ingredients but because I got my new camera today and love the photo of... http://www.vintagefoodie.com/pasta-carbonara/#comments http://www.vintagefoodie.com/pasta-carbonara/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:46:00 GMT http://www.vintagefoodie.com/kitchen-fires/ Being a housewife and cook for a family in days gone by was a hazardous occupation. Safety regulations that we have in the kitchen today were non-existent in households that... http://www.vintagefoodie.com/kitchen-fires/#comments http://www.vintagefoodie.com/kitchen-fires/ Sun, 05 Jun 2011 08:16:00 GMT http://www.vintagefoodie.com/fanny-cradock/ I don't remember Fanny Cradock but my mother-in-law does only too well. Apparently, according to an article by The Independent newspaper described her as the First Lady of Food. 'She... http://www.vintagefoodie.com/fanny-cradock/#comments http://www.vintagefoodie.com/fanny-cradock/ Fri, 13 May 2011 11:35:00 GMT http://www.vintagefoodie.com/history-of-royal-wedding-cakes-part-ii/ To continue with the theme of all things royal weddings, and in this specific instance, royal wedding cakes, the next outstanding piece of confection was created for the wedding of... http://www.vintagefoodie.com/history-of-royal-wedding-cakes-part-ii/#comments http://www.vintagefoodie.com/history-of-royal-wedding-cakes-part-ii/ Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:50:00 GMT http://www.vintagefoodie.com/history-of-royal-wedding-cakes-part-1/ With all the interest regarding the upcoming royal wedding, there has been quite a bit of talk about the wedding cake, how it will look and how big it will... http://www.vintagefoodie.com/history-of-royal-wedding-cakes-part-1/#comments http://www.vintagefoodie.com/history-of-royal-wedding-cakes-part-1/ Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:05:00 GMT http://www.vintagefoodie.com/homemade-cordial/ Long before Cottees and Golden Circle were in the market, when homes often had an abundance of fruit from all the citrus trees on their quarter acre blocks, mums made... http://www.vintagefoodie.com/homemade-cordial/#comments http://www.vintagefoodie.com/homemade-cordial/ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:51:00 GMT http://www.vintagefoodie.com/grannys-good-oil/ One of our local community newspapers has a column entitled 'Granny's Good Oil' and it usually lists some great little tips for around the house. I thought I'd share them... http://www.vintagefoodie.com/grannys-good-oil/#comments http://www.vintagefoodie.com/grannys-good-oil/ Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:26:00 GMT