Recipe for Sleep

Chef and Storyteller Erin Brindley lulls you into dreamland reading from old cookbooks. This one, Quick Cooking, A Book of Culinary Heresies from 1891 is a series of perfect little recipe gems, the ones that read like little poems. The is part three of the larger series that started with Episode 31.    You can find the original text here .

This is Recipe for Sleep, a podcast where we dust off very old cookbooks and let them lull us into dreamland. I'm Erin Brindley, a chef and storyteller, and I'm going to read recipes to yo softly and sweetly, as you drift off to sleep. Last episode we began 1891's “Quick Cooking: A Book of Culinary Heresies written by one of the heretics,” a very straightforward guide to simple cooking from the wo...

This is Recipe for Sleep, a podcast where we dust off very old cookbooks and let them lull us into dreamland. I’m Erin Brindley, a chef and storyteller. I was combing the shelves for an old cookbook that seemed appropriate for spooky season, and I came across “ Quick Cooking: A Book of Culinary Heresies Written by One of the Heretics.” The concept of the cookbook is simple enough…it’s a precurser...

This is Recipe for Sleep, a podcast where we dust off very old cookbooks and let them lull us into dreamland. I’m Erin Brindley, a chef and storyteller. Tonight, I’m going to read to you, softly and sweetly, from Aunt Betty’s Cookbook by Betty Lippman published in 1918. What each of these books have in common, (besides a recipe for something called Tutti Fruitti,) is the recipes are simply a cozy...

This is Recipe for Sleep, a podcast where we dust off very old cookbooks and let them lull us into dreamland. Your host, chef and storyteller Erin Brindley, will read to you, softly and sweetly, from A Book of Beverages from 1904. Compiled by the Daughters of the American Revolution, you'll hear recipes for switchels, fruit vinegars, punches, and flips until you drift off to sleep. You can find th...

A cooling balm for late summer, we've remixed our third episode to include the soothing sounds of summer rain, along with recipes from 365 Desserts. Reading from the first section of 365 Desserts, published in 1900, you will drift to sleep to dream of tartlets, parfaits, pies and puddings. So many puddings. Chicago Pudding, Paradise Pudding, and Little Princess Pudding. But it was February’s Choco...

This is Recipe for Sleep, a podcast where we dust off very old cookbooks and let them lull us into dreamland. I’m Erin Brindley, a chef and storyteller. I’m going to read to you from an old cookbook full of recipes and stories, and hopefully it’s just interesting enough to keep your mind from ruminating, but just light enough that you can let it go when sleep arrives. Tonight, we are still deep in...

This is Recipe for Sleep, a podcast where we dust off very old cookbooks and let them lull us into dreamland. I’m Erin Brindley, a chef and storyteller. I’m going to read to you from an old cookbook full of recipes and stories, and hopefully it’s just interesting enough to keep your mind from ruminating, but just light enough that you can let it go when sleep arrives. Tonight, we are still deep in...

For our 25th episode, cuddle up with the sounds of rain as our host Erin Brindley reads to you from The Magic Way, a cookbook published in 1924 featuring all of the ways to use Magic Baking Powder. This is a re-imagining of our fifth episode, this time with a bed of rain underneath.  Please let us know if you like the rain, or the simplicity of the recipes read softly and sweetly without the ambie...

Tonight on Recipe for Sleep, a podcast where we dust off very old cookbooks and let them lull us into dreamland, we once again visit The American Pastry Cook from 1894, a massive tome with hundreds of recipes and even more stories and advice for the professional hotel cook, steamboat owner, or, in tonight’s case, enterprising young person with an ice cream shop. Your host, Erin Brindley, will soft...

This is Recipe for Sleep, a podcast where we dust off very old cookbooks and let them lull us into dreamland. I’m Erin Brindley, a chef and storyteller. Tonight, I’ll be once again reading to you from The American Pastry Cook, published in 1894.  I’ll read Jessup Whitehead’s recipes for pies, mostly, with a few ices at the end, if you’re still awake by then. As always with our old friend Jessup, r...

This is Recipe for Sleep, a podcast where we dust off very old cookbooks and let them lull us into dreamland. I’m Erin Brindley, a chef and storyteller. Tonight, we’re returning to The American Pastry Cook, published in 1894, and finally, after two episodes worth of intro, we get to the meat of the book: the recipes. Our author Jessup Whitehead does not lose his salt once the recipes begin. He pep...

In this cozy return to a listener favorite, we’re back with Jessup Whitehead’s 1894 edition notes from The American Pastry Cook. Still lingering in the preface, we read his curious and sometimes salty responses to letters he received from readers. It’s a warm, sleepy dive into culinary history—perfect for drifting off.  If the rhythm of recipes is what normally sends you into a peaceful slumber, d...

From your host Erin Brindley, a Chef & Storyteller: For our 20th episode, we return to one of the cookbooks that inspired this podcast, The A.A. Cookbook of 1895. It is the simplest version, where I simply guide you through a brief meditation to help you get your busy mind ready for sleep, and then read you dozens of short and sweet recipes. From Orange Baskets to Sweet Apple Pudding, you’ll d...

Welcome to Recipe for Sleep, the cozy podcast where old cookbooks are your lullaby. I’m your host, Erin Brindley, chef and storyteller, guiding you to dreamland with the comforting rhythm of culinary history. Tonight, we’r e straying from the sweet world of 365 desserts and diving into something a bit more unique. In this episode, we’re exploring the seventh edition of The American Pastry Cook fro...

Recipe for Sleep is a sleep and meditation podcast for those who love a warm and cozy kitchen. Put away anything you were doing, and snuggle deep into your sweet covers. It’s time once again to open up the butter-stained pages of 365 Desserts, and let Erin Brindley read each recipe to you, softly and sweetly, until you fall asleep. This cookbook from 1900 is full of whipped meringues and sherry-so...

Recipe for Sleep – A Sleepcast is a cozy place to put your thoughts when it’s time for your mind to rest. We’ve got a library full of very old cookbooks, 1850-1925, at our fingertips and we’re going to read each one to you, sweetly and slowly, one recipe at a time. Recipes are simultaneously full of beautiful imagery, (particularly for those of us who thrill in delicious food,) and soothingly dull...

Tonight, Host Erin Brindley continues reading, softly and sweetly, from “365 Desserts: A Dessert for Every Day of the Year” from 1900. Each of these little narrative recipes reads like a little poem. Snuggle deep into your sweet covers. You’ve made it. To the cozy, quiet time of day, where all you have to do is listen to Erin read you old recipes until you fall asleep.   To read Erin’s own recipes...

You’ve made it. To that cozy, quiet time of day, where there’s nothing to do but listen to Chef Erin Brindley read you old cookbooks until you fall asleep. Tonight, we jump back into 1887’s A Book of Cooking and Pastry. All you have to do is snuggle deep into your sweet covers, and listen to Erin read about Macroni in Crust Cups, Croquettes of Potatoes, and Fondus until you drift off to dreamland....

This is Recipe for Sleep, a podcast where we dust off very old cookbooks and let them lull us into dreamland. I’m Erin Brindley, a chef and storyteller. Tonight I’ll read from A Book of Cooking and Pastry from 1887. This is my favorite kind of old cookbook where the recipes are barely recipes at all, just tiny little narratives. It is written by C.F. Fau, a caterer and cooking teacher. It is a dee...

This is Recipe for Sleep, a podcast where we dust off very old cookbooks and let them lull us into dreamland. Happy 2025, I’m so glad to be back in your ears after a short break for the holidays. I’m Erin Brindley, a chef and storyteller. If you’re new to the podcast, I read old cookbooks, mostly from the late 1800s and early 1900s, softly and sweetly until you fall asleep. I launched this drowsy...

Recipe for Sleep is a podcast where we dust off very old cookbooks and let them lull us to dreamland. I’m Erin Brindley, a chef and storyteller, and I’ve got a library full of old recipe books from the late 1800s and early 1900s, and in this podcast I read them to you to give your mind an easy, sweet place to spend some time. And if you fall asleep mid-recipe, all the better. Tonight we’re tucking...

Tonight we slide right back into “Books and My Food,” a curious cookbook that couples literary quotes and recipes. We started this book last week, in honor of the season, and the Icelandic tradition of Jolabokaflod, or Yule Book Flood, where families exchange books on Christmas Eve, and spend the rest of the evening reading together. So this whole month is our own cozy homage, with a cookbook insp...

  Recipe for Sleep is a podcast where I read you old cookbooks until you fall asleep, and for the rest of this holiday season we have a special theme. There is something so quiet and soothing about the idea of cozying up under a blanket on a dark night, reading silently with people you love, each in your own world but together. As I was looking through all the old cookbooks, trying to find the per...

Recipe for Sleep is a podcast where I read to you from very old cookbooks until you fall asleep. The holiday season can be both a time of wonderful recipes, and sleepless nights. So this week we slide back into Fannie Farmer’s 1914 tome “What to have for dinner.” Two episodes in, and we still have eight more menus to go in the Family Dinner section. Tonight, in honor of the holiday season, I’m goi...