Blends Bash 2021: Irish Halloween Bread & Irish Coffee (1966)

It’s Blends Bash! (If you don’t know what that is, the lovely folks at The Book Club Cookbook send out samples of their spice blends–all inspired by television shows, movies, and songs–to special bloggers like me. And then we go all creative with them). Today I am bringing to you a recipe that features theirContinue reading Blends Bash 2021: Irish Halloween Bread & Irish Coffee (1966)

Hannibal Week: Prosciutto Roses & Tomato Brain Barquettes

Hannibal Week rolls on! This is my attempt to redeem myself after the absolute shit show that was Heart with Sausage Stuffing. In the seventh episode of season 1, “Sorbet,” Hannibal hosts a grand dinner. Unbeknownst to his guests, they are dining on some of the trophies the Chesapeake Ripper collected during his latest stringContinue reading Hannibal Week: Prosciutto Roses & Tomato Brain Barquettes

BH&G All-time Favorite Salad Recipes: Avocado and Egg Salad

The temperature has risen in a big way here, hence I’m not too keen on turning on my oven. So that means salads. Today I am gonna crack open a volume from my collection that I haven’t yet featured: the 1984 edition of Better Homes & Gardens All-Time Favorite Salad Recipes. And I can’t believe that it tookContinue reading BH&G All-time Favorite Salad Recipes: Avocado and Egg Salad

BH&G Cooking for Two: Oven Meatballs in Barbecue Sauce

MEATBALLS–TAKE TWO! This is the second meatball dinner from the “Meals to Double-Up and Divide” of Better Homes & Gardens Cooking for Two (1977). To refresh your memory, the deal is that I made 48 meatballs and froze them up at Buckeye’s house. Twelve meatballs each will be used in 4 different preparations (a.k.a. Meatballs–FourContinue reading BH&G Cooking for Two: Oven Meatballs in Barbecue Sauce