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. 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 enough to … Continue reading The History of Grape Jelly Cocktail Meatballs
So as I mentioned here, I made a 1970s Thanksgiving menu from the Southern Living: The Holiday Cookbook. Today I will be talking about the appetizers or starters, if that is more your jam. On the menu was originally smoked salmon, cream of pumpkin soup and hot spiced vineyard cup. Like I mentioned in that … Continue reading 1970s Thanksgiving Menu: Appetizers
If you follow my Instagram, then you might be aware that for Christmas at my sister's house, I brought a cheese ball and 7-Up Jell-O salad. I decided not to share these last month because I will admit I attempted too much for both the blog and Instagram during the holiday season. I kind of … Continue reading Pimento Cheese Party Ball
Seeing as we are ringing in the twenties again this New Years, I thought a quick canape from that decade was in order. This comes from the prolific cookbook author Ida Bailey Allen and is featured in The Modern Method of Preparing Delightful Foods (1926). Don't you just love the titles of some of these … Continue reading 1920s Ham Canapes
Who and where was Clam Dip created? So it is going to be kind of wonky the way I answer this question. The way the dip as we know it got into the American food lexicon was when the dip was presented on the Kraft Music Hall television show in the 1950s. There were versions … Continue reading The History of Clam Dip
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
