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Holiday Inn International Cook Book 1972
Ruth M. Malone, also known as "The Cook Book Lady," was Food Editor of Holiday Inn Magazine. She put this bestseller together featuring...

Brian Theis
Nov 11, 20201 min read
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"Classic Chicken!"
Presenting . . . my legendary "Classic Chicken." So-called because I came up with it about 35 years ago and have been making it all the...

Brian Theis
Nov 5, 20202 min read
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Holiday Party Casseroles, 1956
Compiled by Edna Beilenson. Pictures by Vee Guthrie. "Casserole cooking is easy as pie—A party is born in the wink of an eye!" This is...

Brian Theis
Oct 7, 20201 min read
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James Beard's Cookbook for Entertaining 1954
Full name: James Beard's Complete Cookbook for Entertaining 1954 Cover design: George Peter Inside drawings: Harry Rosenbaum From...

Brian Theis
Oct 1, 20201 min read
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The Ford Treasury of Favorite Recipes, 1955
Full title: The Ford Treasury of Favorite Recipes from Famous Eating Places If you've perused the pages of my cookbook you've noticed I'm...

Brian Theis
Sep 23, 20202 min read
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The General Foods Kitchens Cookbook 1959
First things first! From the foreword of my new cookbook: "I’m a guy that’s fascinated by home cooking, its techniques, and its customs....

Brian Theis
Sep 17, 20203 min read
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The House of Chan Cookbook, 1952
Sou Chan was a Chinese immigrant who made it big in the Big Apple where, for forty years on the corner of 7th Avenue and 52nd Street, he...

Brian Theis
Sep 7, 20201 min read
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Three Lime Chili
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 new cookbook! A rib-sticking treat for game day. The third lime's a charm! Great with my Belle Reve Honey Cornbread from the Comfort Food and Thanksgiving-themed sections of this site . I'd file this chili recipe under Texas too but this chili's got beans, which is a big Texas no-no! 🤠Three Lime Chili Makes 8 to 10 servings 2 ta

Brian Theis
Sep 1, 20202 min read
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Helen Corbitt's Potluck, 1962
From Wikipedia: Corbitt authored numerous cookbooks and was the first woman to receive the Golden Plate Award, the highest honor in the...

Brian Theis
Sep 1, 20201 min read
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Shipwreck Casserole
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 27, 20202 min read
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Fried Chicken Imperial à la Jimmy Stewart, 1965
From The Illustrated Good Housekeeping Encyclopedic Cookbook 3, 1965 Looks tasty to me! I'm filing this under French as well as Poultry...

Brian Theis
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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Firecracker Rolls, 1965
Stuffed Rolls, Firecracker Style! From The Illustrated Good Housekeeping Encyclopedic Cookbook 3, 1965 Crab-Meat Filling: 1 6 1/2-oz. can...

Brian Theis
Aug 12, 20201 min read
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King Ranch Casserole
Nobody knows why King Ranch Chicken is named after Texas’ King Ranch, but it’s got Tex-Mex flavors and the ranch is near the Mexican...
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Jun 19, 20202 min read
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