Throwback treats: Recipes of Yesteryear

Updated September 15, 2025
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Baking illustrated : a best recipe classic
Paper Book
Have You Ever Devoted a Sunday Afternoon to baking bread only to turn out loaves that are misshapen and dense? Or struggled over piecrust, ending up with a dry and crumbly dough that was impossible to roll out? We have. And that's why we've tested and retested hundreds of recipes to give you the...
Baking yesteryear : the best recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s
Hollis, B. Dylan
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A decade-by-decade cookbook that highlights the best (and a few of the worst) baking recipes from the 20th century Friends of baking, are you sick and tired of making the same recipes again and again? Then look no further...
The cookie that changed my life and more than 100 other classic cakes, cookies, muffins, and pies that will change yours
Nancy Silverton
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.The eagerly anticipated baking bible from America's most respected authority- 100+ recipes for cookies, cakes, breads, breakfast pastries, and much more. A Best Book of the Year- NPR, Los Angeles Times, Epicurious "Nancy...
Vintage cakes : timeless recipes for cupcakes, flips, rolls, layer, angel, bundt, chiffon, and icebox cakes for today's sweet tooth
Richardson, Julie
Paper Book
A charming collection of updated recipes for both classic and forgotten cakes, from a timeless yellow birthday cake with chocolatebuttercream frosting, to the new holiday standard, Gingerbread Icebox Cake with Mascarpone Mousse, written by a master baker and coauthor ofRustic FruitDesserts...
A history of food in 100 recipes
Sitwell, William
Paper Book
A riveting narrative history of food as seen through 100 recipes, from ancient Egyptian bread to modernist cuisine. We all love to eat, and most people have a favorite ingredient or dish. But how many of us know where our much-loved recipes come from, who invented them, and...
A taste of history cookbook : the flavors, places, and people that shaped American cuisine
Staib, Walter
Paper Book
The delicious, informative, and entertaining cookbook tie-in to PBS's Emmy Award-winning series A Taste of History. A TASTE OF HISTORY COOKBOOK provides a fascinating look into 18th and 19th century American history. Featuring over 150 elegant and approachable recipes...

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