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Knorr Wiener Schnitzel Fix
This is surely one of my most favorite things. So fast, so easy, so reliable, so TASTY and crispy and perfect every time. Below is what I call my " Le Rouquet Special," after a simple plate of Chicken Milanese and spaghetti they serve at a charming café snack bar on the Left Bank in Paris. Knorr Fix is ideal for whipping up this yummy plate in no time. 🇩🇪 🍗 🍝 🫛 🥘 🍋 Order yours here ! Here's the back of the package. It's a German product but never fear, I've translat

Brian Theis
Feb 231 min read


Pompano à la Maître d’Hôtel, 1941
Maître d'Hôtel sauce is an early 20th century recipe I rediscovered in a cookbook I have in my kitchen here in New Orleans. From The Creole Kitchen Cookbook , Virginia M. Cooper, 1946 printing. The book includes outdated cultural references one would not see today. The recipes nevertheless are appealing and sturdy. Here is how this one might look. The attractive cover. I like that the book was printed in San Antonio, where I went to junior high, high school, and college. Nayl

Brian Theis
Feb 162 min read


Oysters Rockefeller, 1971
A New Orleans white tablecloth restaurant staple, originating at Antoine's restaurant in 1889. This recipe is from a cookbooklet put out by the New Orleans Public Service Middle South Utilities System in 1971. Positively aphrodisiacal! (Is that a word? hehe) 🦪 🦪 🦪 The well-used cover. Somebody's pen must not have been working! 🦪 🦪 🦪 The recipe! 🦪 🦪 🦪 OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER Serves 6: ½ package frozen chopped spinach 6 green onions 2 stalks green celery 1/3 bunch parsley

Brian Theis
Feb 21 min read


Movie Night: Vertigo
💒 😳 🤦🏼♀️ 🥂🥩 💒 😳 🤦🏼♀️ 🥂🥩 It's Vertigo Night! In the movie, Madeleine/Judy loves to dine at Ernie's Restaurant in San Francisco. I'm proud to bring you an authentic steak recipe from the legendary establishment, from roughly the same time as the 1958 film. Published by Doris Muscatine in 1963, it's called Entrecote de Boeuf Lucius Beebe au Poivre (try saying that three times fast). It certainly might be what Judy is referring to when she says: "I'm going to have

Brian Theis
Nov 10, 20252 min read


My Favorite Mustard
I have six in my fridge but one tops them all! ✅ 🍯 ✅ 🍯 ✅ 🍯 ✅ 🍯 ✅ 🍯 ✅ 🍯 Of course I have a bottle of the great American classic. I have several recipes that call for nothing less than (next to Grey Poupon) perhaps the most recognized mustard there is. I love all things Schaller & Weber. I regularly shop there on my way to or from meetings on the upper east side of Manhattan. This horseradish mustard is mustard first, horseradish second, and includes sugar and spices just

Brian Theis
Nov 10, 20252 min read


Virgin Mary and Double Swiss Quiche
Here are the latest exciting recipes from my treasure box, " The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors...

Brian Theis
Oct 9, 20251 min read


Flamiche aux légumes
Presenting . . . the internet premiere of perhaps the most delicious recipe in The Infinite Feast cookbook: my scrumptious flamiche aux...

Brian Theis
Apr 30, 20252 min read


Café de Paris & Crab Madeleines
Here are the latest crowd-pleasing recipes from my treasure box, " The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and...

Brian Theis
Apr 30, 20251 min read


Poulet Rôti Saint-Germain
You'll feel like you've dropped into a brasserie on the Left Bank when you roast up one of these delicious French hens. From "The...

Brian Theis
Apr 30, 20252 min read


Plateau Relish de Maison with Trempette au Roquefort
First time ever on the internet! 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 ! In my research on Thanksgiving and other event menus from the two past centuries I've encountered frequent starter relish courses of stuffed celery, olives, pickles, almonds. I had the idea of a sort of chic plateau (tray) with a luscious blue cheese dip as a "new" tradition

Brian Theis
Mar 27, 20252 min read


Perfect Manhattan & Newberg Croustades
Here are the latest recipes from my treasure box, " The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors D'Oeuvre ."...

Brian Theis
Nov 20, 20241 min read


Autumn Quiche Minis
These fun, quick-to-bake, fall-flavored mini quiches are terrific for breakfast or brunch in any season of the year. Great with a simple...

Brian Theis
Oct 16, 20242 min read


Bourguignon de Paris
My Boeuf Bourguignon! First time on the web! From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and...

Brian Theis
Sep 4, 20242 min read


Moulin Rouge and Chicken Liver Bouchées
Here are this week's exciting recipes from " The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors D'Oeuvre ."...

Brian Theis
Aug 22, 20241 min read


Sazerac & Oysters Rockefeller
Here are this week's classic recipes from " The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors D'Oeuvre ." (Random...

Brian Theis
Jun 5, 20241 min read


Mary Tyler Moore's Almond Meringue Cookies
She's going to bake it, after all! I haven't tried this recipe but who can resist a good meringue? Turn the world on with Mary's smile —...

Brian Theis
Oct 3, 20231 min read


Latin European Recipes, Mary Gordon, TWA, 1959
Mary Gordon was the TWA travel lady in-the-know, from what to wear in foreign lands, to what to eat and how to ask for it in different...

Brian Theis
Sep 21, 20231 min read


Penélope Cruz' Spanish Potato Omelette
Penelope Cruz' Spanish Potato Omelette. Actually, José Andrés' Tortilla Española. In her Academy Award-nominated role in Parallel Mothers...

Brian Theis
Sep 21, 20232 min read


Le Creuset Dutch Ovens
When it's time for a coq au vin, a boeuf bourguignon, or the many French-influenced Creole dishes I make, only one Dutch oven will do:...

Brian Theis
Sep 20, 20232 min read


Talk About Good — Baked Bass
From Talk About Good, Louisiana Lafayette Junior League, 1969. A Cajun/Creole bible of cooking, still in print today. PRO TIP: Rather...

Brian Theis
Aug 24, 20231 min read
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