Focus of the Week

Thanksgiving Baking & Desserts

Handwritten recipe for Apple-Cranberry Crisp
Apple-Cranberry Crisp
Handwritten recipe for Cranberry Pudding Cake
Cranberry Pudding Cake
Handwritten recipe card for Date-Pecan Pie from Maria Adams
Date-Pecan Pie from Maria Adams
Handwritten recipe for Harvest Sweet Potato Pie
Harvest Sweet Potato Pie
Handwritten recipe card for Pecan Tassies
Pecan Tassies
Handwritten recipe card for Pumpkin Apple Streusel Muffins
Pumpkin Apple Streusel Muffins
Handwritten recipe for Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Handwritten recipe for Texas Pecan Pie
Texas Pecan Pie

Weโ€™ve Got Your Grandmaโ€™s Recipes

Milky Way Cake
Milky Way Cake
Tuna Noodle Casserole
Tuna Noodle Casserole
Layered Spaghetti with Vegetables
Thai Chicken Salad
Thai Chicken Salad
Handwritten recipe card for Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookies

Salvaged Recipes began with a single, weathered box of recipe cards discovered in a vintage shop. What started as a curiosity quickly became a passion project, collecting, preserving, and celebrating the handwritten and typed treasures of home cooks from decades past.

We believe that if someone took the time to write down a recipe, it must have been worth remembering. Each card holds a story, a flavor, a moment in time.


At Salvaged Recipes, weโ€™re proud to share this ever-growing collection with you. Every recipe is carefully scanned and restored, with some given new life through AI-generated images that re-imagine how the dish might have looked on the original table. Whether you’re here to discover forgotten favorites or just explore the past one bite at a time, we
hope you find something deliciously nostalgic.

Wim & Michele