![]() (Pro tip: Don’t pass on the masala fries with spicy ketchup.) Reading over the vibrant pink-and-yellow menu, one can only imagine a young Ghaznavi channeling the scents and sounds of her mother’s kitchen in Lahore as she recreates dishes like chicken biryani and chaat papri with her own personal flair. Two years later, Ghaznavi and her husband, Raheel Gauba, officially opened the doors of their second concept, Malika Pakistani Chai Canteen, located in Mount Pleasant Towne Centre. Now, today’s cooks can add their notes to the reprint while the cookbook inspires family meals.Inspired by the street food recipes of Ghaznavi’s childhood in Lahore, Pakistan, Ma’am Saab achieved impressive renown within just weeks of launching as a pop-up in August 2019. Within the pages the notes point out things like “this one is good” or “good to take to church.” Our Favorite Recipes has become a beautiful legacy from Florice. What’s more, people appreciate the work to preserve family recipes.ĭusty’s original copy of the book contains the best treasure – it includes notes in his mother’s handwriting. He has received many letters and comments about the joy the cookbook has brought. Reprinting the cookbook and selling it in his mother’s honor keeps Dusty busy in his retirement. Bringing Joy and Preserving Historyĭusty has developed a bit of a reputation as being the “cookbook guy” and calls himself the Cookbook Kid. As a result, some orders for cookbooks come in with additional donations for CarePack for Kids. This means the cookbook created by a lunch lady still continues to feed the children of the community today. ![]() Profits from Our Favorite Recipes goes to the local Love & Care Ministries and their program “CarePack for Kids,” providing food for kids in need over weekends and holidays. Now that the word is out, Dusty finds himself filling orders for the cookbook daily. In time the cookbook appeared in local newspapers, Southern Living magazine and CNN, causing sales to increase. Soon, Dusty had to place a reorder with the printer. Word got out about the cookbook and it started selling quickly. Furthermore, people have commented that even the cover is the same and maintains the aged and stained look of the original. With attention to detail, they kept it as close to the original as possible, preserving the vintage charm of the book. So at Dusty’s request, the printer retyped and recreated the book. However, due to the time that had passed, there were no electronic files. Dusty reached out to Jumbo Jack’s (now a division of Cookbook Specialists).Ĭookbook Specialists, located in Iowa, quickly found the original records for the book. Thankfully, a friend had a cookbook from about the same year and shared the printer’s name. Cookbook Journey to Print as a Reprintĭusty wanted to find the original printer of the book to do the reprint, but the printer’s name wasn’t in the book. ![]() Some recipes call for items not often used today, including lard, Accent, and oleo. This helped her capture the flavors of 1960 Abilene homes. The city’s lunch ladies shared recipes they served at home for Florice’s cookbook. Vintage Cookbook with Local FlavorĪs she worked in the cafeteria for the Abilene, Texas, school district, Dusty’s mom, Florice Hudgins created Our Favorite Recipes. Later he posted a photo of the cookbook on social media and people began asking for copies of the cookbook. Written on the inside front cover he found his mom’s signature and the date February 26, 1963. When he came across a book called Our Favorite Recipes, it caught his eye. This cookbook’s journey to print started with Dusty going through his mom’s cookbooks after she passed away. Reprinting his mom’s cookbook Our Favorite Recipes, by Abilene School Food Service Association allowed Dusty Hudgins to preserve history and bring a vintage cookbook to a new generation. A Cookbook’s Journey to Print Starts with Finding a Treasure
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