Category: Nostalgia
Chickenburgers-in-a-Basket for Food ‘n Flix: Toast
No simple toast meal today but an inspired dish from the film “Toast” for Food ‘n Flix. The recipe? Chickenburgers-in-a-Basket, a vintage dish from a 1960s cookbook.
Izzy
During our life together as a couple, we have always had a cat. (And, really, we aren’t cat people. Am I in denial?) In fact, The Hubs adopted a huge, yellow cat for me from the SPCA when we were dating. I dubbed him Sam. (When I was tiny, I had a…
August Food ‘n Flix: A great Chocolate Coconut Cake (and an average Paprikash)…
Two recipes today: A stellar coconut chocolate cake and a just okay chicken noodle dish.
Spiced Peach Jam with Brandy
Our white peaches ripened (along with all the grapes and a peck of cucumbers).
Orangeade Thyme Cooler
This beverage is cold, delicious and refreshing….kind of like a Sonic drink….
Cinco de Mayo Margaritas
If you have been a long time reader of EE, you may remember that The Hubs and I have a freud feud around May 5 of every year. (Seriously, I was not trying to be funny. I actually typed “Freud” first. Wow. I have to pause for a minute to read a LOT into that…
The Best Banana Bread Ever
I have been posting a lot of absolutes lately: The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Ever (Seriously), Levain Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookies (which I declared as the best “EVAH” at least up until I found the aforementioned recipe.) The Best Garlic Bread Sometimes, the search for “The Best” leads you right back home. I have been…
More OCD Recipes: Chicken Tetrazzini
One of the first contests I entered, I won. But, let me clarify. It was a “Fan Favorite” contest. It was sponsored by the 92nd Street Y in NYC and I am sure that they were perplexed as to why a bunch of Okies were voting for Loaded Baked Potato Mac ‘n Cheese. I recruited…
The Gifts from the Kitchen Kick-Off: Cheese Ball Kits
The first year that I was invited to spend Christmas with The Hubs’ family (my future in-laws), I was thrilled. We had been dating a long time and I had only met the parents once. It was to be a momentous occasion to be sure. His family always celebrated on Christmas Eve with an appetizer/sandwich/snack…
The Humble Cassette
Just some rambling today about the pre-MP3 days.