My trip down into the history of mock apple pie was not planned. Sometimes during my research and planning, I come across recipes that for whatever reason stick in my mind. Mock apple pie was one of them. I randomly found it while flipping through one of my recipe boxes. I gave it a quick … Continue reading History of Mock Apple Pie
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
So Monday I talked a little bit about Poppy Cannon and The Can-Opener Cookbook and Wednesday I went through some of the more crazy recipes in the book and tried all the ones using canned corned beef hash. Today I will be making a recipe from the book that showcases the other side of her cookbook. … Continue reading Poppy Cannon’s Applesauce Cake
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
The next recipe I am making from my recipe box collection is Apple Pudding Pie. It hails from a Syndicate Manufacturing Company box that has bright blue and yellow flowers with accents of green. This particular recipe was cut out of a newspaper and glued on to an index card. Unfortunately there is no indication … Continue reading Recipe Box: Apple Pudding Pie
Chicken a la King was extremely popular in the 50s and 60s. So popular that you would think it was created during that time period but it was actually created in the late 19th century. It was such a prevalent dish during the mid century that writer Calvin Trillin was wondering where its whereabouts … Continue reading The History of Chicken A La King
I was trying to figure out a recipe to make from the Mystery Chef but none was really standing out more than any other. Dione Lucas was easy as almost every source mentioned that omelets was her specialty. Aunt Sammy I just flipped the book open and saw I had everything to make the raisin … Continue reading The Mystery Chef’s Eggless Orange Cake
Dione Lucas, who I wrote about here, had strong opinions on a lot of things. Her opinion on the ever comedic and lighthearted Galloping Gourmet was that "there is no need to introduce buffoonery into cooking". She once called commercial mayonnaise a "hi-jinx on the American public". Also, she stated that it is "better to … Continue reading Dione Lucas’ Omelets
