Welcome to A Retro Kitchen!: A general idea for a delicious winter spread

Gladys Taber mentions that she and her family found it was easy to put together a satisfying spread like this when they were having people over in the winter -- this is my adaptation from her February chapter in her wonderful Stillmeadow Daybook:

a couple vegetable casseroles

a big easy salad

a cheese platter with lots of choices

(if you're having omnivores/carnivores!) a large piece of meat/poultry/fish you can roast

She is the authoress of some cookbooks I should check out, such as this one:

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!