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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


BH&G Treasury of Christmas Ideas, 1966
Full title: Better Homes and Gardens Treasury of Christmas Ideas, 1966 This is an unusually ambitious book full of Christmas decorating...

Brian Theis
Dec 3, 20201 min read


Forgotten Cookies
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
Dec 3, 20201 min read


Some Tasty Ideas for Leftover Turkey
From The General Foods Kitchens Cookbook, 1959.

Brian Theis
Nov 24, 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


Christmas Morning French Toast
Through the years we all will be together If the Fates allow Hang a shining star upon the highest bough 🌟 And have yourself a merry little Christmas now. Ho, ho, ho, this one is a website recipe exclusive! You might see it in an upcoming cookbook. Meanwhile, there are dozens of other tempting holiday recipes to choose from in my first best-selling cookbook , as well as a whole Christmas chapter! Order your copy today . 🌟 🎅🏽 🎄 Christmas Morning French Toast Makes 4 ser

Brian Theis
Nov 12, 20202 min read


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


"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


Vampire Loaf of Salmon
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
Oct 29, 20201 min read


Southern Living Holiday Cookbook, 1972
The Halloween Chapter! In my vintage cookbook collection, Halloween is a holiday most books give short shrift to. But not this one!...

Brian Theis
Oct 29, 20201 min read


Betty Crocker's Hostess Cookbook, 1967
Hostess Cookbook?! Hey, what about us hosts? In 1967 the idea that the male of the species might be the one having friends over for the...

Brian Theis
Oct 21, 20202 min read


Homemade Velveeta!
Homemade Velveeta. Yes, you heard that right. I've got one recipe in my new cookbook that calls for Velveeta. (My mac and cheese, of...

Brian Theis
Oct 21, 20202 min read


The Big Spread of Hors d'Oeuvres, 1953
Full Title: The Big Spread—An Encyclopedia of Hors d'Oeuvres and Canapes, 1953 by Ruth Chier Rosen This dude wants the spread. It comes...

Brian Theis
Oct 15, 20201 min read


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


The Egg Ring and Eggy McBrian!
This is the exciting original recipe for the Eggy McBrian! The world's greatest homemade breakfast sandwich. Amazon no longer appears to...

Brian Theis
Oct 6, 20202 min read


Stairway to Heaven Mac and Cheese
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! If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now. It's just a spring clean for the May queen. —Led Zeppelin This mac is plenty cheesy but somehow light and heavenly too. Don't buy pre-shredded cheese, shred it yourself. This mac is best eaten right out of the oven same day. Invite fr

Brian Theis
Oct 1, 20203 min read


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


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


Zydeco Chop Chop & Toe-Curlin' Cocktail Sauce!
Zydeco Chop Chop dehydrated Cajun Trinity is a key ingredient in my Toe-Curlin' Creole Cocktail Sauce (Recipe down below!) Not to mention my crowd-favorite, Pimento Cheese Saint Peter, just to name two of the taste-sensation recipes of mine that come to mind. My Toe-Curlin' Cocktail Sauce and Pimento Cheese recipes are 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-sellin

Brian Theis
Sep 23, 20202 min read


The Arnaud's Special, and Dubonnet Rouge
The Arnaud's Special is a creation of Arnaud's Restaurant in the French Quarter, New Orleans. It was the house cocktail there in the...

Brian Theis
Sep 17, 20201 min read
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