Italian Archives - Vintage to Modern Kitchen

Baked Contains Liquor Entrees Italian Lamb Other Pan Seared or Browned Poultry Sauces, Rubs, Gravy Saute Substitutes Toppings

Osso Buco (MY Version!)

Baked Boiled Casseroles Cheese Cheeses Entrees Feeding a Crowd Filling Italian Pasta Pork Sauces, Rubs, Gravy Sausages Saute Seasoning Blends Toppings Vegetable

Stuffed Spinach Pasta Shells with or without Italian Sausage

Appetizers Cheese Cheeses Contains Liquor Dairy Dairy Products Dips Dressings and Dressing Mixes Gift Ideas Holidays Homemade Dairy Products Italian Liquor Free Options Nuts Seasoning Blends Side Dishes Snacks Spreads

Italian Seasoned Cheddar Cheese Balls or Logs

Baked Beef Boiled Breads Casseroles Cheese Egg Ethnic Filling Italian Pasta Pork Sausages Seasoning Blends Staples Toppings

Homemade Semolina Pasta and Ravioli (with a Simple Ravioli Filling recipe)

Appetizers Breads Italian Side Dishes

Tam’s Cheesy Herb Garlic Toast

Hi, I'm Tammy!

I live in Idaho but I am a southerner and moved here for career reasons in 2000. However, I am now a retired widow and have lots of time to focus on what makes me happiest -- cooking, sharing recipes, as well as teaching and sharing with others what I know about cooking and nutrition.

I don't claim to know everything there is to know about cooking and I'm not a chef, although I do know a few and helped them out from time to time and my late husband was a trained cook and baker as well as a master at smoking meats and making BBQ, and I have studied nutrition at two colleges and one university along with other degrees. I like cooking from scratch and recipes made with prepackaged items are the exception rather than the norm.

However, being disabled, I have good days and bad days so I do use what I call "cheats" on occasion. For the most part though I've learned to pace myself and with a little preplanning I manage to do the prep one day and the cooking the next so the cheats still don't happen very often.

I have an enormous collection of recipes dating from the 1700s to the present (hence, vintage to modern). Because of my late husband's health issues I also have many diabetic and heart healthy recipes or my recipes often include substitutions along with the regular ingredients.

I do just about everything when it comes to cooking so other than predominantly scratch cooking, I don't really have a set focus on any particular cuisine. I even make a few cheeses, canning, homemade ginger ale, candies and confections, and the list goes on. If there is a recipe for something you'd like to see just leave a comment or write to me at: vintage2modernkitchen@gmail.com