This article is part of an effort to resurface Globe readers’ most loved stories or timeless reports you might have missed. It was originally published on Nov. 16, 2019. It was updated on Nov. 20, ...

Recently, I was doing some delayed cleaning of those “stashed away” boxes and baskets and found so many bits and pieces of notebook paper and cards with recipes I had written down.

Hundreds of recipes, packed in a little plastic box, formed the basis of many a family meal or dinner party, with every recipe checked in the famous Australian Women’s Weekly test kitchen. It was easy ...