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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


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...

Brian Theis
Sep 21, 20231 min read


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...

Brian Theis
Sep 14, 20232 min read


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...

Brian Theis
Sep 14, 20232 min read


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...

Brian Theis
Sep 14, 20232 min read


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...

Brian Theis
Aug 31, 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


Good Housekeeping Smörgåsbord 1965
A sandwich smörgåsbord? Don't mind if I do! From The Illustrated Good Housekeeping Encyclopedic Cookbook. Book 1, 1965. Smörgåsbord...

Brian Theis
May 30, 20231 min read


The Southern Cookbook, 1954
From the Hors d'oeuvres chapter of The Southern Cookbook, Marion Brown, 1954. Appetizers, tantalizers, and tidbits! Irma! Marguery!...

Brian Theis
May 14, 20231 min read


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...

Brian Theis
May 14, 20231 min read


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 tomorrow the television premiere!) of perhaps my most popular seafood recipe, Salmon Patsy! Named after popular character Patsy Stone, of Absolutely Fabulous TV fame, it has an Italian flavor-infused topping that will have you saying "Yeah, cheers, thanks a lot!" 🌿 🧀 🧄 🍋 🍣 I had the honor of presenting the recipe on Great Day Louisiana for

Brian Theis
Feb 21, 20232 min read


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...

Brian Theis
Feb 19, 20232 min read


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...

Brian Theis
Oct 20, 20221 min read


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...

Brian Theis
Sep 22, 20221 min read


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...

Brian Theis
Sep 15, 20221 min read


Tuna Teriyaki
Here's a delicious new recipe I cooked up at my beach house a few weeks ago. I hope you'll enjoy it as well. 🍣 🫚 🇯🇵 🛥️ 🍱 🎌 This recipe is a website exclusive. You might see it in an upcoming cookbook. Meanwhile, there are dozens of other yum-tastic seafood recipes to choose from in my first best-selling cookbook . Order your copy today . Meet my virtual Japanese tuna teriyaki-fishin' chef. 🍣 🫚 🇯🇵 🛥️ 🍱 🎌 Here's how it looks when I make it at home. Tuna Teriyak

Brian Theis
Sep 15, 20221 min read


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...

Brian Theis
Jul 21, 20222 min read


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...

Brian Theis
Jul 21, 20221 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


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...

Brian Theis
May 18, 20222 min read
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