Ham yourself a sherry little Christmas. Recipe from Christmas in Tinseltown by Frank DeCaro, 2012. With recipe edits from yours truly!...

I'm dreaming of a beef goulash, just like the ones I used to know . . . Rosemary Clooney's Viennese Goulash Serves: 6 2 tsp marjoram 1...

A classic tome from the period, packed with recipes for cooking an endless array of mains with condensed Campbell's soups. I've...

Source: foodandwine.com, May 2017 Armstrong loved this dish so much, "Red Beans and Rice-ly Yours" was a sign-off that he regularly used...

Yee-haw! My grandma in Houston gave me this cookbook a while ago and I sure do like it. Full of history and colorful stories about the...

Who said gracious entertaining is dead? Not when there are cocktail wieners on the summer party menu! A highlight of the Polynesian Party...

From the Patio Picnic Cook Book, Martha Logan, Swift & Company, 1958. This 1958 gem is chock full of tasty ideas. Inspiration for the BBQ...

This cookbook is a bit outside my usual "period" (1945-1965) but I like it for it's homegrown appeal and for author Betty Ramsey's down...

Necessity is the mother of pigs—I mean invention! I couldn’t get crescent rolls or cocktail-sized franks so I improvised these pigs in a...

Aloha! Time for a luau! We got Hawaiian vocabulary, menus, decorations, cocktails!, appetizers, salads, even Chinese dishes! Here's a...

In this fun, uniquely photographed cookbooklet David Wade brings you a gourmet melting pot of dishes for your next patio party! Here's...

The Main Dishes Chapter. Here are some tempting main dish ideas from mid-twentieth century American cooks that Betty thinks you should...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for more on my best-selling cookbook! That's amore! Presenting . . . my authentic Spaghetti Carbonara! Approved by real Italian nonnas everywhere. 🍝 👵🏼 🇮🇹 Spaghetti alla Carbonara Makes 4 servings 1 tablespoon salt 12 ounces spaghetti 4 ounces guanciale, otherwise pancetta or thick cut smoked bacon, sliced in 1/4" cubes or strips 3 large eg

Beloved Mardi Gras-themed family recipes compiled by Louisiana's National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. I'm bringing you the...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...

It's rare you come across a vintage book dedicated just to Easter ideas. Christmas and other special occasions yes, Easter not so much....

Come To Our Barbecue, from Taylor Wine Company, featuring James Beard, circa 1960. It's almost patio party weather! This is a great...

This cookbooklet is dear to my heart. It's undated but I'd put it at 1960. It's got plenty of mid-century classic recipes and more. One...

Presenting . . . Stella’s Creole Meatloaf! This photo shows how I might have looked on PIX11 NYC on Mardi Gras Day 2021, but there were...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...