Have you ever had a cake that's better than sex? Well this one gets pretty close. You can poke it, top it with cherries, spread it with cream. Just a frisky little recipe you can bring to your next church social. Want more recipes better than sex? Follow my Once Upon a Menu series on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @theinfinitefeast. 🍒 🍰 🍍🥚 🍫 🥛 🥥 🥜 🍰 🍍 🍒 Better Than Sex Cake 🍒 🍰 🍍 Serves 12–15 1 box yellow cake mix (Duncan Hines Perfectly Moist Classic Yello

In times gone by, my dear mother-in-law, like so many other New Orleans ladies of her era, would lovingly chef up a gala plate of Daube Glacé for holiday and cocktail parties. A beloved appetizer dish with French roots requiring time and dedication, it never failed to awe and delight. The recipe/s below are from The New Orleans Cookbook, 1957. 🥃 🍸 🥩 🥕 🌿 🥃 🍸 🥩 🥕 🌿 For references to (page 5), see all guidance reproduced below the provided text of the recipe. For the (

This cake isn’t drunk… but it’s definitely tipsy! Angel food soaked in sherry and bourbon creates one boozy trifle that'll get your party started. Great for any season, but I've made one here for Christmas, with green vanilla pudding, whipped cream, pistachios, red goji berries, and other festive toppers. Don't let Uncle Melvin eat too much or you might have to call an Uber! For more stories and recipes follow my Once Upon a Menu series on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @th

🫆 🥫 🍰 🫆 🥫 🍰 If you can guess the secret ingredient in my mystery cake i'll send you $1000! OMG, it's Campbell's Tomato Soup! Popular in the 1920s' and '30's, this cake recipe made its way into The Joy of Cooking by 1964. The soup creates a moist crumb close to carrot cake, and the cream cheese glaze comes together in a snap. Did you guess right? Let's get real, I ain't sending you money, but for anyone who did comment you might be automatically entered for a chance to

Have you ever heard of an Eton Mess? And no, I'm not talking about the Royal Family! Welcome to my series Once Upon A Menu. Strawberries, meringue, cream — tied to Eton College. The legend is, either someone sat on a dessert or a dog ran over it at the picnic. Charming folklore, unconfirmed! For more stories and easy to make recipes, follow along, and send this to your messiest friend. You can keep up with my Once Upon a Menu series on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, @theinf

For Open-Faced Sandwiches! 🇩🇰 🥪 🇩🇰 🥪 🇩🇰 🥪 🇩🇰 🥪 The first photograph below (which I made into a moving gif) is from the SAS Smörgåsbord cookbooklet, 1965. The recipe ideas below that are from The 1,000 Fabulous Sandwiches Cookbook, also 1965. These ideas for Danish smørrebrød are indeed wonderful. Partake! 🇩🇰 🥪 🇩🇰 🥪 🇩🇰 Beef Béarnaise and Lobster Salad?! Yes please! The attractive cover. 🇩🇰 🥪 🇩🇰 🥪 🇩🇰 🥪 🇩🇰 🥪

Three new recipes presented today with my friend Ben Aaron on PIX11's "New York Living" to celebrate National Cheese Day (June 4, 2026)! 🧀 🧀 🧀 Three cheesy recipes for your next summer party. Click on the gif below to go to the segment. __________________________ Mini Wasabi-Feta Balls Makes about 60 balls Bite-sized cheese balls for your next Japanese party! 16 ounces Philadelphia cream cheese, softened 12 ounces crumbled feta 1/3 cup plain 5% yogurt 1 1/2 ounces finely m

From McCall's Great American Recipe Card Collection, 1973. CALIFORNIA SALAD BOWL 1 medium avocado 4 cups bite-size pieces romaine 2 cups bite-size pieces Boston lettuce 2 cups watercress sprigs, stems removed 2 cups bite-size pieces chicory 1 stalk Belgian endive, sliced crosswise ½ cup sliced green onions 1 medium red pepper, cut in rings 1 can (3 7/8 oz) pitted ripe olives, drained (3 7/8 ??) 1 can (2 oz) anchovy fillets, drained 1 cup SAUSALITO FRENCH DRESSING (below) Sto

First time 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! Chinese Restaurant Almond Cookies Makes 30 cookies 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup lard or shortening, room temperature, in 1/2-inch pieces 1 large egg 1 teaspoon almond extract 30 whole toasted almonds 1 egg white

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

🍷 🍃 🐓 🍷 🍃 🐓 🍷 🍃 🐓 I loved her back in the day, on "Love, American Style." Karen Valentine's Marinated Chicken Serves 6 2 cleaned broiler-fryer chickens, cut into serving pieces 1 cup dry sherry 1/4 cup salad oil 2 tbsps. parsley flakes 2 1/2 tsps. salt 2 tsps. paprika 1 1/2 tsps. thyme leaves 1 1/2 tsps. basil leaves 1 tsp. tarragon leaves 1/2 tsp. curry powder 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 1/8 tsp. ground black pepper Place chicken in a tight-fitting container or plastic b

I'm going bananas! From Pillsbury's Best of the Bake-Off Collection , 1959. 🍌 🍞 🍌 🍞 🍌 🍞 Banana Luncheon Bread Junior Winner by Gracy Zeppenfeld, Ironwood, Michigan Delicious banana-nut bread can be served plain, or with butter or cream cheese. Stays fresh for days. BAKE at 350° for 60 to 70 minutes MAKES 9 x 5-inch loaf Sift together . . . 2 cups sifted Pillsbury's Best All Purpose Flour* 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon soda. Set a

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Dip dip hooray! When in doubt, dip it out! Did I mention, I'm feeling dip-erific?! 🧀 🧅 🥒 🫑 🌶️ 🧀 Recipes for my Summer Dip Party! Brian’s Classics: Onion Dip, Roquefort Dip, and Pimento Cheese WGN 9 Lunchbreak June 4, 2025 12:35 pm Tune in to all the action right here! 🧀 🧅 🥒 🫑 🌶️ 🧀 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! ________________

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Bright and tart, this is a fantastic, flavorful side for beef, chicken, sausage, fish. No mayo, sour cream, or yogurt required! A delicious way to make your patio party even more entertaining. 🍋 🥒 🥔 🥗 This recipe is a website exclusive. You may see it in an upcoming cookbook! Meanwhile, there are dozens of other tempting salad and side dish recipes to choose from in my first best-selling cookbook. Order your copy today. Lemony-Pickle Potato Salad 🍋 🥒 🥔 🥗 Makes 6 to

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