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...
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Brian Theis
- Sep 21
- 1 min
The SPAIN Chapter: Home Economics Teachers' Favorite Foreign Foods
From Favorite Recipes of Home Economic Teachers: Foreign Foods Edition, 1967, The SPAIN Chapter. This 1967 compilation is an absorbing...
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Brian Theis
- Sep 14
- 2 min
Pineapple Salad Surprise, McCall's🍍
I just received a PRISTINE-condition 1974 boxed edition of McCall's Great American Recipe Card Collection from a seller on Etsy and so...
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Brian Theis
- Sep 14
- 2 min
Thelma Ritter's Seafood Dip
Jimmy Stewart, Rear Window, 1954: "Would you fix me a sandwich, please?" Thelma, as Stella: "Yes, I will. And I'll spread a little common...
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Brian Theis
- Sep 14
- 2 min
Pirate Alley Gumbo 🏴☠️
Ahoy matey! No need to walk the plank today 'cause we're cooking up the Seven Seas of gumbos, Pirate Alley! Named for the famous passage...
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Brian Theis
- Aug 31
- 2 min
Red-Dressin' Creole Cocktail Sauce
I re-named this popular recipe of mine "Red Dressin' Creole Cocktail Sauce" for a WWL-TV segment featuring my party food for the Red...
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Brian Theis
- Aug 24
- 1 min
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...
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Brian Theis
- May 30
- 1 min
Good Housekeeping Smörgåsbord 1965
A sandwich smörgåsbord? Don't mind if I do! From The Illustrated Good Housekeeping Encyclopedic Cookbook. Book 1, 1965. Smörgåsbord...
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Brian Theis
- May 14
- 1 min
The Southern Cookbook, 1954
From the Hors d'oeuvres chapter of The Southern Cookbook, Marion Brown, 1954. Appetizers, tantalizers, and tidbits! Irma! Marguery!...
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Brian Theis
- May 14
- 1 min
Hot Crab Canapé
Hot Crab Canapé, from The Southern Junior League Cookbook, 1977. This is an approximation of how the finished recipe might look. The...
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Brian Theis
- Feb 21
- 2 min
Salmon Patsy
DATELINE NEW ORLEANS, on MARDI GRAS (FAT TUESDAY!) FEBRUARY 21, 2023: Just in time for Lent, it's the worldwide web premiere (and...
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Brian Theis
- Feb 19
- 2 min
Mere's Oyster Patty, 1971
I was THISCLOSE to including an original oyster patty recipe in my cookbook, The Infinite Feast. You'll have to settle for this classic...
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Brian Theis
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
Grim Reaper Chopped Salad
Who says Halloween’s only about candy?! My zesty, healthy, “Grim Reaper Chopped Salad” will make sure the old grim guy doesn’t come...
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Brian Theis
- Sep 22, 2022
- 1 min
Arden Farms Cookbook
This one is a gem of my vintage cookbook collection. It is undated, but based on the illustrations, photography and typefaces I'm going...
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Brian Theis
- Sep 15, 2022
- 1 min
Pesce Lombardo
Sole Milanese? Sì grazie! I call it “Pesce Lombardo,” and my recipe was inspired by Ada Boni’s wonderful “Sole Manfredi”. Terrific with a...
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Brian Theis
- Sep 15, 2022
- 1 min
Tuna Teriyaki
A delicious new recipe I cooked up at my beach house a few weeks ago. I hope you'll enjoy it too! Tuna Teriyaki Makes 4 servings 1/3 cup...
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Brian Theis
- Jul 21, 2022
- 2 min
Tacos de Pescado (Fish Tacos)
It’s a fiesta and you’re invited! We’ll have a zesty plate (or two) of my Tacos de Pescado (Fish Tacos)! A highlight of the “Fiesta...
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Brian Theis
- Jul 21, 2022
- 1 min
Family Circle Fish & Poultry Cookbook
This is a great-looking, well-researched, recipe-packed little cookbook from 1955. Fish and poultry, shellfish and game. It is big into...
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Brian Theis
- Jun 9, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Brian Theis
- May 18, 2022
- 2 min
First Ladies Cook Book, 1969
Queen Elizabeth II is an historical touchpoint for the leadership of the United States, having hosted or met with every U. S. President...
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