Serving Up Memories One Vintage Recipe At A Time
Welcome to the Recipe Rewind vintage recipe blog, your gateway to the kitchens of yesteryear. We want to preserve and celebrate the dishes that shaped family gatherings, holidays, potlucks, and everyday meals throughout generations.
Our mission is to bring a bit of the past into the present, offering a curated collection of vintage and heirloom recipes from the 1800s through the early 2000s - each with its own story, memory, or nostalgia.
On a personal note, I started this blog after the passing of my beloved grandmother, who was the heart and soul of our family’s kitchen - she really loved to cook for people. When I inherited her treasured cookbooks and binders filled with handwritten recipes, I knew I had to continue her kitchen legacy. Each stained page and scribbled note holds stories, flavors, and memories I never want to lose.
Through this blog, I'm pleased to share her recipes alongside other cherished vintage dishes, inviting family and friends to gather around the table.
What Makes Recipe Rewind Different
Recipe Rewind exists in the sweet spot between history and your everyday kitchen. We're all about the recipes that actually lived in American homes - the dishes that fed families, anchored holiday tables, and got passed down because they worked.
We love food history and the stories behind these dishes, but we're especially passionate about making sure you can actually make them. These recipes use ingredients you can find at your regular grocery store (or on Amazon), fit into your weeknight schedule, and work with the pots and pans you already own. No hunting for obscure ingredients, no special equipment gathering dust after one use. Just solid, kitchen-tested recipes that taste like memories and fit right into real life.
The historical context absolutely matters here; we share the cultural moments and kitchen realities that shaped these dishes because that's what makes them come alive. We give you the story in quick, vivid snapshots that set the scene without requiring a deep dive. Because at the end of the day, we want these recipes to become part of your actual cooking rotation, the ones you reach for when you want something that feels like home.
This is heritage cooking designed for people who love the stories and want to keep them alive by actually making the food.
Recipe Rewind is for people who:
On Recipe Rewind, You'll Find:
Authentic, Era-Specific Recipes
Organized by decade, holiday, or meal, allowing you to explore the tastes of the past with clarity and confidence.
Food Stories, Memories, and Nostalgia
Bringing each dish to life, celebrating both the recipe and the people who cherished it.
A focus on simplicity and heritage
Honoring the resourcefulness and creativity of home cooks from another time.
Whether you’re a history buff, a story lover, or simply someone who believes the best meals are those that bring back memories, Recipe Rewind is your invitation to step into the kitchen of the past and make its flavors part of your present.
Join us as we serve up vintage recipes that deserve to be remembered.
Meet The Recipe Rewind Team
Melissa McKenzie Sullivan
Researher, writer, editor, Recipe Tester
Brad Sullivan
Researcher, Writer, Editor, recipe tester
Karen McKenzie
Contributor, Recipe Tester, Merch Designer/Creator
Bailey Rodriguez
Researcher, Writer, recipe tester