As I explained last Friday, I am making a whole Thanksgiving menu from the 1963 Better Homes and Gardens Birthdays and Family Celebrations. First up on this menu, or any menu really, are the appetizers. On this particular one, they were the tomato starter - hot or cold, curried wheat bites, melon pickles and assorted … Continue reading 1963 Thanksgiving Menu: The Appetizers
Yesterday was all about the 1956 teen movie Rock! Rock! Rock! and today I will be talking about the dip I made to go with it. It is called Mish Mash dip. I found it while doing research for California Dip in a 1950s newspaper article. The name is what drew me to it as … Continue reading Mish Mash Dip
Ida Lupino was an actress with a career that spanned from the 1930s to the 1970s. Also she was one of the only female filmmakers during the 1950s. She created her own production company in which she helped write and produce films. Lupino was the first women to direct a film noir movie as well … Continue reading Ida Lupino’s Cocktail Meatballs
So confession time.....I HATED this dip. I know this dip as "the onion soup mix dip" and it was always at every family function when I was a kid in the eighties and nineties. The problem is that my mother loved it so every time there was a moment that called for a dip guess … Continue reading History of California Dip
Yesterday I talked about the movie Born Yesterday and today I am sharing what I made to snack on while watching it. For the cocktail, I made a Gin Swizzle. It sounded like something Billie Dawn would like to drink. Also she used to be a show girl so some reason the word swizzle seemed perfect. Like … Continue reading Gin Swizzle and Lively Dip
Phyllis Diller was a comedian who one of the first female standups to be a household name making many appearances on such shows as Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In and What's My Line?. Her self deprecating and eccentric stage persona was known for her crazy hair, clothes and her exaggerated laugh. She had a long career that … Continue reading Phyllis Diller’s Stuffed Mushrooms
Today's recipe box recipe comes from a vintage Bisquick box that amazingly still has the original dividers and recipes that came with it. This is not one of those such recipes but instead a recipe giving to the owner by a Ms. Ruth Schwartz. It most likely is a recipe card from the 70s but … Continue reading Recipe Box: Cheese Cookies
Liza Minnelli is the daughter of famous movie actress and singer, Judy Garland and director of some of the best musicals, Vincent Minnelli. Liza is also in one of my favorite movies, Cabaret, and this is her recipe for the decadent Potato Shells. These are not your normal potato skins which is usually topped with … Continue reading Liza Minnelli’s Potato Shells
Yesterday I talked about the 1956 musical High Society and today I am following up about the cocktail and canape that I made to go with it. I knew something champagne had to go with this movie which was a good call as that champagne was drunk quite a bit by the characters. I found a … Continue reading Champagne Fizz and Blue Cheese Balls
