Cookbook: Good Housekeeping 1933

Let me begin by saying, "I love books!"..... Especially vintage/antique cookbooks.

My love for cookbooks stems from my mother, she got me into collecting them.

My mother's family is French, so we LOVE food.

Before moving I neglected my cookbooks and didn't use them as much as before I decided to uproot and finish my degree.

However, I am back at it and would like to share my love of cookbooks with all of you. 

Just for a side note, I would like to add that I stick with my cookbooks 'til the bitter end. 

Meaning, I try to prepare every recipe within the cookbook before moving on to the next one.

The first little gem I would like to introduce you all to is my third edition, 1933 Good Housekeeping cookbook. 

I absolutely adore this book for very many reasons, but most of all I appreciate the simplicity of these of recipes.

The added home keeping tips are just a bonus. 

There are many different versions of this book but I prefer the older ones because it reminds my so much of how my father's mother cooked.

God rest her soul. 

She was a traditional southern woman that would fix a meal out of anything, she always knew how to make something out of nothing.

I'm sure her growing up during the depression times had a lot to do with her style of cooking. 

Now back to the cookbook itself....

So far my favorite recipe to cook is the chicken croquettes. 

Again, very easy to cook and always turn out great. 

the book covers such topics as:

-Left-overs and the Game of Thrift

-Jelly Making

-Stocking the Pantry Shelf

-Cooking for Two/Six Persons

-Soups

-Canapes and Hors D'Oeuvres

-Along with many others..... 

The only problem with older cookbooks is finding recipes to suit my foodie style. 

I have given up red meat and I am on my way to giving up pork.

Pork has been my biggest challenge thus far. 

Until Next Time.....

BzzAgent: Glade Expressions Collection

                          

First, let me start by saying that I am sorry I have been away for soooo long. After graduating from college, starting my career, and moving life has been pretty hectic. However, I feel that I have reached a settling point where I can get back to blogging. During my absence, I became a member of bzzagent and I have really enjoyed writing reviews for different products. I would like to start bringing those reviews to my blog. The first product I would like to introduce to you lovely ladies and gents is the new  glade expressions collection oil diffusers and fragrance mists. The fragrance I chose to try first is pineapple & mangosteen mainly because I like the bamboo diffuser that was offered with this scent and felt that it would fit the decor in my home better. The diffusers offered with the cotton & italian mandarin, fuji apple & cardamom spice, and lavender & juniper berry only come in white. The great thing about this diffuser is I can buy the other fragrance refills and use them in the bamboo diffuser. I don't feel that pineapple & mangosteen is an appropriate scent for the upcoming fall season, but since the diffusers only last 30 days I will be able to change the scent out quickly. 

When I first opened the product the scent of pineapple was quite obvious however as it has sat in my home for the past few days I don't notice the scent as much. When I feel that the scent is a little "lacking" I use the matching fragrance mist. The fragrance mist tends to linger for a few hours before it dissipates. On a side note, let me state that I am an avid Febreze user and I put all of my Febreze goodies away to ensure that I give these products an accurate review. I once tried glade a few years ago but didn't like the fact that it didn't get rid of the pet smells that lingered in my home, instead I felt that it just masked the scent instead. I still feel this way about the glade expressions collection fragrance mist and oil diffuser, however, I feel that the oil diffuser maintains a pleasant scent in between sprays. I'm also not sure if I really like the pineapple & mangosteen scent, it smells very cheap and a little too sweet for me. Inserting the fragrance diffuser was easy and I like the idea that no heat is needed and although glade came up with this fragrance mist holder I feel that it is lacking in design. Even though the fragrance mist is concealed I do not plan on leaving this institutional looking spray out for my guests to see. I felt like the company could have done a little better job with the design since the oil diffusers are designed with a modern look. Below I have posted pictures of the items as they are currently located on a table in my foyer. Sorry for the poor picture quality, my digital camera is currently charging so I had to take these with the droid. 

Until next time.