Rose Marie is without a doubt most known for playing Sally Rogers on the Dick Van Dyke Show but in her long career, she was doing so much more from singing, acting to comedy. I just found out that she started her career at five years old in 1929 as a child singer called Baby … Continue reading Rose Marie’s Dream Cake
I did not grow up with this cake. As a kid the name thoroughly confused me, I never understood why someone would eat something called Harvey Wallbanger. Actually both my parents who became tweens in the early 1970s did not grow up with this cake either. They both hail from working class blue-collar families so … Continue reading The History of Harvey Wallbanger Cake
Carol Burnett is probably most famously known for, depending on your age, The Carol Burnett Show or the movie Annie. This funny lady has had a career that has lasted seven decades and she has done it all from writing, acting, and singing with projects in television, film, and Broadway. She has been on The … Continue reading Carol Burnett’s Raspberry Riches Cake
Just like dump cake, I first tried this recipe at a work potluck. It was while I was working as a visual merchandiser for a retail chain and my friend and co-worker at the time brought these meatballs to the event. I can't remember now what she had called them though the ingredients were easy … Continue reading The History of Grape Jelly Cocktail Meatballs
I first had a dump cake at a work potluck. I had never heard of it before and looking back I find that wierd. This recipe is definitely something that if my mother had known about it would have made for her three children. It was a low effort but high reward recipe and those … Continue reading The History of Dump Cake
Here is the last part of the Christmas buffet and if you want to read the first two posts click here and here. I have been creating the Christmas buffet out of a 1956 Christmas booklet called A Merry Christmas at Your House. This is a bit delayed but I do have a reason for … Continue reading 1956 Christmas Buffet: Part Three
Yesterday I talked about the the first part of this buffet which was the cookies and candy. Like I said in that post, I am following a 1956 Christmas buffet they called "The Open House Snack Table". This is from a little booklet called A Merry Christmas at Your House. Today I will be talking … Continue reading 1956 Christmas Buffet: Part Two
So there is this little 1956 Christmas booklet that I acquired at an estate sale. It is called A Merry Christmas at Your House. It looks to be a booklet that a company could buy and put their name on to hand out to employees as a "Christmas card". This one was given out by … Continue reading 1956 Christmas Buffet: Part One
I have been working my through a 1970s Thanksgiving menu from the Southern Living: The Holiday Cookbook. The last part of the menu of course is dessert. Unlike the dessert part of the 1963 Thanksgiving menu I did last year which consisted of mincemeat pie, hard sauce and coffee, this one was just simply a … Continue reading 1970s Thanksgiving Menu: The Dessert
So now we are on to the main course portion of the menu. I talked about the appetizer portion here if you are interested. This is a Thanksgiving menu from the Southern Living: The Holiday Cookbook. On the menu was turkey, harvest apple salad, dressing, sweet potato topped apples, corn soufflé, and Parmesan green beans … Continue reading 1970s Thanksgiving Menu: Main Course
