MCM Ottoman Giveaway at Curbly!
If you haven’t checked out Curbly, you really should – they have a lot of fantastic ideas for decorating your home.Currently, they are having a

Vintage Recipe Organizer
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the U.S., and we look forward to enjoying a delicious meal and time to visit with our families and friends. No doubt many will be pulling out old family favorite recipe cards and clippings to use while preparing the feast, and in at least some cases, those will be raggedy, dog-eared index cards and newspaper clippings that have been passed down from previous generations. But they are treasures that should be preserved! The Geo. Seelman & Sons Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin saw a need for organizing and safeguarding these recipe gems back in 1949, when they published their “My Favorite Recipes” binder. The vibrant aqua cover demands

Chinese Food Rant
Last night my husband treated me to a spontaneous date at one of my favorite restaurants, Chin’s Chop Suey, in Livonia, Michigan. Locals may recognize the name and think of the famous Chin Tiki that was once a fabulous part of downtown Detroit, but sadly, closed in 1980, remained intact, was used in the movie 8 Mile, and regrettably, was recently demolished. It is, in fact, the same family that owns the Livonia restaurant, which was opened in 1955, ten years prior to the downtown location, and thankfully, remains open to this da

Vintage Cookbooks
I have an always-growing collection of vintage cookbooks, booklets, and brochures, which I’ve been meaning to document and share here for some time. I’ve found them in a variety of places: estate sales, garage sales, church sales, thrift stores, and some have come from family and friends. Some of my favorite aspects of cooking ephemera are promotional items that were provided from unexpected sources, bizarre ingredients and recipes, and in particular, the black and white line drawings that feature one color, and are usually very cutesy in style – little marching lines of food, people barbecuing, etc.  If you are familiar with the style and are also a fan, I highly reco

Schmatta: Rags To Riches To Rags
Last night I watched a very interesting documentary on HBO entitled “Schmatta: Rags To Riches To Rags,” which details the rise and decline of the garment district in New York City. I highly recommend checking this out, not only because of the fabulous footage of fashions over the decades, but because of the very important issues addressed.