The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. There’s nothing quite as special as a hand-written recipe. The ...

When my great-grandmother Pauline died 20 years ago, my mother requested only one item from among her possessions: her old recipe file. Not that Mom needed it for practical reasons; by then she’d ...

Like my mom, I’m drawn to any kitchen recipe cards. I make frequent references in my writing to our farm recipe files and pantry filled with recipe cards and clippings of great menus, some more than a ...

Dear Heloise: In response to Ava D., in Denver, who installed a small magnet under her kitchen cabinet to hold recipe cards, I put a tiny nail there instead. I can hang small, cheap bag clips there to ...