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
I watched the 1956 jukebox musical Rock! Rock! Rock! which starred Tuesday Weld, Fran Manfred, Teddy Randazzo, Jacqueline Kerr and Jack Collins. This also features Alan Freed who was a very popular disk jockey in the 1950s and for much of movie he is presenting rock and roll acts. You get to see The Moonglows, … Continue reading Cinema and Canapes: Rock! Rock! Rock! (1956)
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
My next recipe box recipe is for carrot cookies. It comes from a black Chinese themed recipe box and it is a recipe that was typed on an index card. My favorite part of the card is that by the end of typing it, the writer was completely over it and was not about fixing … Continue reading Recipe Box: Carrot Cookies
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
This month's Cinema and Canapes I will be talking about the 1950 film Born Yesterday which stars Judy Holliday, William Holden and Broderick Crawford. It was directed by George Cukor and was released by Columbia Pictures. It is a film verison of a play of the same name that also starred Judy Holliday. Holliday won … Continue reading Cinema and Canapes: Born Yesterday (1950)
"It is quite possible-and it's fun-to be a 'chef' even before you can really cook." -Poppy Cannon Poppy Cannon was a popular yet kind of forgotten culinary fixture of the 1950s. She was a tall and glamorous woman who worked both in advertising and journalism. She was married to NAACP leader Walter White, who was … Continue reading Poppy Cannon and The Can Opener Cookbook
When I was younger Peach Melba was a dish that held such mystery to me. What was a melba and how did it connect to the peach? I was quite surprised when I found out as I got older that it was a pretty simple dessert! Who and where was the Peach Melba created? … Continue reading History of Peach Melba
