Saturday, May 3, 2025

Pre-sun "fun" with some slimline recipes for May

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If you believe  Cooking by the Calendar (edited by Marilyn Hansen, 1978), May is the month "to trim calories to get in shape for summe...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

In which we learn that Marilyn was tearing it up in 1970s Iowa (and maybe needed some extra cash to pay for it)

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Even though From .... Marilyn's Kitchens  (Marilyn P. Brown, 1980) is slightly too new for my blog's informal 1970s and before prefe...
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Saturday, April 26, 2025

I hope you like your ham and eggs cold and jiggly!

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If you celebrated Easter last weekend, I hope your leftovers are used up by this point. If not, though, Mary Margaret McBride's Encyclop...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

McCall's tries to show off for your man

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McCall's Show-Off Cookbook  (1974) puts a flaming plum pudding right on the cover so you know  they're serious about showing off. I ...
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Saturday, April 19, 2025

Making garlic goodies the old-fashioned way

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Happy April 19! It's the vampires' least favorite holiday: Garlic Day. You can always just braid some into a comely necklace, or you...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Picturing Riceland

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The little Asian mascot on the cover of Riceland Rice Cook Book  (Arkansas Rice Growers Cooperative Association, undated but looks 1970s-ish...
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Saturday, April 12, 2025

Asparagus two ways: Light and heavy

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It's asparagus season. My favorite asparagus is the slightly smoky grilled stalks on the Whole Foods salad bar. Prep requires nothing mo...
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