Posted in Cooking, Recipes, Vintage Recipes on May 26, 2008 | No Comments »
For Mother’s Day Supper a few weekends ago, I decided to honor my Mother-in-Law by making everything out of the 1956 Better Crocker Picture Cookbook. She is the Honorary Queen of 50s Cooking, as she still uses the same recipes today as she did when my husband was a kid in the 50s. Her recipes [...]
Posted in Cooking, Recipes, Vintage Recipes on April 5, 2008 | No Comments »
Yes, this is my Mother’s actual Meatloaf recipe. Again, I thought that this was an old family recipe handed down for generations, until I found it in the 1964 Betty Crocker’s New Dinner for Two Cookbook. I love this meatloaf. But, it’s not traditional meatloaf at all - it’s very sweet and does not slice but rather [...]
Posted in Recipes on January 18, 2008 | 6 Comments »
These are always a favorite, especially for a football game. They’re an oldie, but a goodie. And the best part is, you can easily double or triple the recipe days in advance and just keep it in the fridge and make the toasts as you need them. What could be easier?PARTY RYE TOASTS:1 Package of [...]
Posted in Recipes on October 26, 2007 | No Comments »
It’s been forever since I posted a real recipe here. I got too involved in all my frightening vintage recipes. To make up for it, I am posting one of my favorite new recipes for stuffed mushrooms. These are so easy and really, really good. I had them for a [...]
Posted in Cooking, Recipes on August 2, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I found this recipe in an Martha Stewart cooking magazine a few years ago and have used it ever since. Everyone raves about these hamburgers and asks for the recipe and are shocked when it is so simple. Here is the recipe with a couple of hints to make the best hamburger ever. [...]
Posted in Cooking, Recipes, Vintage Recipes on April 12, 2007 | 3 Comments »
This is one of my all-time favorite vintage recipes that I have never made. It always intrigues me - not only because of how incredibly unhealthy it is - but because in many Better Crocker Picture Cookbook editions (the undisputed Queen of the old cookbooks in my opinion) include this recipe with the following [...]
Posted in Cooking, Recipes on March 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I used to love my mom’s cooking. I grew up in the 70s which was a 3 square meals a day era - and dinner always had a meat, a starch, a vegetable, rolls and salad. One of my favorite things my mom used to make was a 3-in-1 hamburger mix that can make chili, [...]
Posted in Cooking, Recipes on February 18, 2007 | No Comments »
I’m not a big Kentucky Fried Chicken fan - actually, I’m not a big chicken fan overall. (Kind of odd since I love turkey sandwiches, but I am an enigma…) But, I do love those sides - macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, and especially the coleslaw. It’s just the perfect mix of tangy and sweet and chopped [...]
Posted in Cooking, Recipes on January 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Well, famous between my friends and myself, anyway.
Here is a good story about this dip, which comes from one of my best friend’s mother. My friend was visiting me many years ago when I lived in Evanston, and we were having some people over for a party, and of course, we wanted her to [...]
Posted in Recipes, St. John on November 6, 2006 | 2 Comments »
I’m on vacation down on St. John in the US Virgin Islands. So, don’t be expecting too much activity this week. But, I thought I’d share a little something from the islands to you. This is the recipe for the world famous Painkiller. If you haven’t been lucky enough to enjoy one of these golden [...]
