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Potholder-Making Loom Kit
Get it here: Potholder Loom Kit by Harrisville Designs No matter your age, you're likely to remember making these when you were growing...

Brian Theis
Oct 21, 20201 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


Common Ingredient Substitutions
Ever forget a certain something at the grocery? I've studied many of these substitution lists and this one from The Old Farmer's Almanac...

Brian Theis
Oct 15, 20201 min read


Joie Silicone Devil Oven Rack Puller
MSC International Joie Silicone Devil Oven and Toaster Rack Puller, Red - Get it here! I once gave one of these Devil Oven Rack Pullers...

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


Slick It, Don't Stick It!
Here's a great trick I'd never thought of before. I learned it from Dana Jacobi , the genius know-it-all who tested most of the recipes in my best-selling cookbook . Problem : Sticky ingredients like peanut butter, honey, corn syrup, and molasses stay stuck on the spoon or in the measuring cup! Solution : Spray the measuring instrument with PAM or any cooking spray you prefer. Your ingredients will slide right out! Slick it, don't stick it!

Brian Theis
Oct 6, 20201 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


Take Off With Vintage Servingware
Vintage servingware, Pyrex, and dishware are WHERE IT'S AT. I don't have a huge collection, but what I do have, I love. And now, without...

Brian Theis
Sep 30, 20202 min read


10 tips for fixing common cooking problems.
"Eh bien, tant pis." (Oh well, too bad.) —Julia Child on making mistakes. Usually one’s cooking is better than one thinks. But...

Brian Theis
Sep 29, 20202 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


Make Your Steak Take the Cake
How to cook a steak on the stove like a boss. Buy the best quality cuts you can get. Steaks are like shoes, you get what you pay for. My...

Brian Theis
Sep 23, 20201 min read


How to Keep Brown Sugar Soft
One of the greatest baking tips ever. Works like a charm. I used to put the concrete block of sugar in a ziploc back and bash it on the...

Brian Theis
Sep 17, 20201 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


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


Fried Okra
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
Sep 16, 20201 min read


Brian's Lip-Smacking Catalina Dressing
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
Sep 9, 20201 min read


Easy-Do Parties Electrically, 1960
I mean, who can resist a 1 1/2 hour Gourmet Casserole, that uses not one, but TWO kinds of "cream of" canned soups? You even got yourself...

Brian Theis
Sep 8, 20201 min read
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