Welcome to A Retro Kitchen!: Just to point you to the left side of this page...

I just added pictures of my favorite food magazines I've used recently...and of cookbooks many of whose recipes I use over and over and over so thought I should mention...and, for anyone who adores menu sources even half as much as I do, the "cookbooks" I use most often for everyday menu inspiration -- this one, from 1937!, is my favorite -- these have ideas for absolutely every menu of every single day of the year, how fun! --

You'll find old and new ideas on this site...

I love playing with both food and history and am trying to combine these loves here and in various projects. My most recently published was a fun 3-volume set, which you can get free below, which speaks much of cuisine in a little known part of the world from earliest times to 700 CE....Speaking of old, this is a reincarnation of three old blogs, one shared with friends all over the world and called something like Our Favorite Food This Week, and then one called That Was Delicious that started my toying with retro food ideas, and then A History Writer in the Kitchen where I explored history more....I have kept many posts from those blogs, including many recipes I thought you might like.

Enjoy!