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Banana Luncheon Bread, 1959
I'm going bananas! From Pillsbury's Best of the Bake-Off Collection , 1959. 🍌 🍞 🍌 🍞 🍌 🍞 Banana Luncheon Bread Junior Winner by Gracy Zeppenfeld, Ironwood, Michigan Delicious banana-nut bread can be served plain, or with butter or cream cheese. Stays fresh for days. BAKE at 350° for 60 to 70 minutes MAKES 9 x 5-inch loaf Sift together . . . 2 cups sifted Pillsbury's Best All Purpose Flour* 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon soda. Set a

Brian Theis
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Brian's Kickback Fondue Blowout
Have I mentioned? I'm so fondue you. Let's get cheesy! Here's my recipe for a par-TAY style fondue feast I love to serve my guests at the beach. Let's get that pot a' meltin! 🥗 🍞 🥦 🥩 🐓🍅 🧀 This recipe is a website exclusive. You might see it in an upcoming cookbook. Meanwhile, there are dozens of other party-inspiring, vintage-style recipes to choose from in my first best-selling cookbook . Order your copy today . Brian's Kickback Fondue Blowout Makes 4 to 6 Servings C

Brian Theis
Oct 122 min read


Blueberry Sourdough Bread à la Taylor Swift
It's a loaf story . . . Look what you made me dough! Taylor Swift is everywhere these days, and we know she's an avid bread baker. I did some searching and she hasn't shared any of her own recipes with the world, but Lisa Milbrand of Real Simple has some pretty good ideas of what Tay's recipes are like. Below is a blueberry lemon sourdough from Lisa Bass , to fill in Tay's sourdough bread recipe Blank Space. Let me know what you think! 🫐 🍋 🍞 🫐 🍋 🍞 Easy Sourdough Bluebe

Brian Theis
Oct 123 min read


Is My Baking Soda Still Good?
We've all been there. Time to whip up a last-minute recipe and you're just not sure if that old box of baking soda can still cut the...

Brian Theis
Sep 251 min read


Nut Roast, 1973
A nut roast! It sounds a bit menacing, even grim, but perhaps not entirely bad. If you can get the right umami and not overbake it, it...

Brian Theis
Jul 301 min read


Blue Ribbon Chicken and Dumplings
Here's the internet premiere of one of my most delicious, most popular recipes! So much fun to prepare and such reliable crowd-pleaser!...

Brian Theis
Jan 162 min read


Pan con Tomate (Spanish Tomato Bread)
Here's my new and fun-to-make (and tasty to eat!) pan con tomate recipe for your dining enjoyment. Let me know what you think in the...

Brian Theis
Aug 1, 20241 min read


Hamilton Beach Breakfast Sandwich Maker
I was looking for another, easier way to make my guest-favorite, the Eggy McBrian. Enter: the Hamilton Beach Breakfast Sandwich Maker! So...

Brian Theis
Mar 14, 20241 min read


How to Fry Up a Full English Breakfast
The "Full English Breakfast," also known as a "fry up,"as well as a "Full Monty," is a real crowd-pleaser. Some folks in the UK would be...

Brian Theis
Mar 9, 20244 min read


English Muffin Pizza
From Curtin Publications Recipe Box, 1973, Appetizers & Party Foods, Card 61. English Muffin Pizzas are the perfect quick nosh before you...

Brian Theis
Oct 28, 20231 min read


Angela Lansbury's Walnut Date Bread
No matter how you cut it, (OR what you call it! cake? loaf? bread?) Dame Angela's Walnut Date creation is a durable recipe for the ages....

Brian Theis
Oct 5, 20222 min read


How To Have a Luau Indoors
This one is a treasure of my collection. Not even a proper cookbook-let, I've always adored this beautifully designed advertising recipe...

Brian Theis
Jun 9, 20221 min read


Valentine's Luncheon from Betty Crocker's Hostess Cookbook, 1967
First, here's a shot of just some of the many other tasty dishes in this classic cookbook. Scroll on for the big Valentine's Luncheon! ...

Brian Theis
Feb 10, 20221 min read


The Complete Holiday Cookbook, 1969
From Favorite Recipes Press, Louisville, Kentucky. Lots of creative ideas here, folks, though in some cases you might want to use the...

Brian Theis
Nov 10, 20212 min read


The New Orleans Cookbook, 1957
Lots of the tried and true recipes, 1957-style. Truth be told, not much has changed! A useful little cookbooklet from The Culinary Arts...

Brian Theis
Feb 11, 20211 min read


Consumers Power Christmas Recipes, 1967
In my mid-century cookbook collection I have a trove of "cookbooklets," or elaborate, soft cover recipe pamphlets. Frequently used for...

Brian Theis
Dec 9, 20201 min read


Better Homes and Gardens Thanksgiving 1953
Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 1953. Parker House Rolls! Roast Turkey! Pies! Potatoes! Vegetables! I've curated a whole bunch of...

Brian Theis
Nov 19, 20201 min read


Belle Reve Honey Cornbread
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...

Brian Theis
Sep 1, 20201 min read


Hot Cross Buns
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...

Brian Theis
Aug 13, 20202 min read
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