So why do I love vintage cookbooks? For the illustrations of course! Below are some favorites, all illustrated by Kay Lovelace. Her work always puts a smile on my face, and I hope it will do the same for you!
Friday, October 24, 2008
Now You're Cooking!
I have a real thing for vintage cookbooks, and it has absolutely nothing to do with cooking! Don't get me wrong, I like to cook, but I am a pinch of this and a pinch of that sort of gal. I cook generally with my senses... if it looks good, smells good, tastes good, then it's good! I don't usually care for the rigidity of a recipe.
So why do I love vintage cookbooks? For the illustrations of course! Below are some favorites, all illustrated by Kay Lovelace. Her work always puts a smile on my face, and I hope it will do the same for you!
So why do I love vintage cookbooks? For the illustrations of course! Below are some favorites, all illustrated by Kay Lovelace. Her work always puts a smile on my face, and I hope it will do the same for you!
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great images, love that knitting chef!
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful book!
ReplyDeleteI love all these images, thanks for showing them
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Ha! They're fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThey are all adorable. Wish I had that kind of talent!
ReplyDeleteooo..me too me too! these are fabulous...i used to xerox them and turn them into comics---sometime i'll dig them up and show you!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see them bonbon!
ReplyDeleteAnd oh how I wish I could wield a pen with such simple and delightful flourish!
i just walked by the culinary arts institute in chicago. i adore these illustrations. where do you find these? i need to do some looking.
ReplyDeleteI am blessed, (even out here in the boonies) to be surrounded by lots, and lots of antique/flea market shops. All with multiple vendors. It is a retro girl's dream! (I keep meaning to bring along my camera and take photos of these places to post, one of these days I will!)
ReplyDeleteI also like vintage cookbooks, but I am more a fan of the recipes. Especially the ones that use parts of the animal we no longer consider edible! Fascinating!
ReplyDeleteMy wife has a blog only about recipes, she really loves cookbooks. Me too becouse I test all the recipes(hahaha).
ReplyDeleteHa! The knitting ones are funny.
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE LOVE these - thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteI buy vintage cookbooks for the very same reason! For the delightful pictures, not the recipes. I adore the artwork of Kay Lovelace! I hadn't heard of her before, so thanks for sharing these illustrations. I share your style of cooking. To follow a recipe takes all the fun out of it :)
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ReplyDeleteLove these illustrations! I'm so over modern, I love everything vintage these days!!!
ReplyDeletethese are terrific images!
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these illustration are rad. I especially love the couch in the "dessert casseroles" section!
ReplyDeletesuch great illustrations! love them :)
ReplyDeletesuch fun! thanks for sharing
ReplyDeletehere through etsy forums!
I love the sheep knitting! Great retro images.
ReplyDeleteI've got a few of these household manuals from the 50s.I'll never tire of the illustrations.They're so much fun!
ReplyDeleteWhat cookbook are these from? I think my mom may have had this when I was growing up because I remember liking it because of all of the pictures!
ReplyDeleteA knitting chef! Love it : )
ReplyDeleteDelightful! I can see why you like this.
ReplyDeleteThese are so fun - I love vintage illustrations!
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