Dinner Is Served 1972 is Officially 10!

The 50 Days of DiS1972 countdown is finally over and it’s the official anniversary of Dinner is Served 1972!

Since I began on February 24, 2011:

• 697 posts
• 149 completed Dinner is Served cards
• 40+ gelatin recipes
• 38 celebrity dishes
• 15 Bloody Marys
• 13 Bisquick Impossible Pies
• 7 Pieathalons
• and a plethora of bad dates

I have no intention of stopping anytime soon. I still have 54 cards from the 1973 series to complete and an entire library of old cookbooks that haven’t yet been featured on the blog.

I can’t promise ten more years of DiS1972 (we may be destroyed by an asteroid before then) but I do promise that I will not give up until I make the 54 remaining 1973 dinners.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE! Whether you’ve followed me since 2011 or just popped in once to find a Turkey Devonshire recipe–I thank you.

A hearty thanks to my virtual friends who have taken the time to like, comment, and share; as well as send me photos, recipes, videos (and even cookbooks!) that you think I’d like. Yinz make me so happy!  I love the community we have over on Facebook.

A shout out to all my fellow retro food bloggers, cook-along-ers, and Pieathletes. You are awesome.

I also want to express my deepest gratitude to my parents, who are okay that this is what I’ve decided to do with my degree in creative writing; and to Mr. Sauce, Esq., who continues to eat my cooking even though the food may be a bit cold because I have to photograph it.

I dedicate Dinner is Served 1972 to my beloved Brian Boitano. Every day you are missed.

Here is the complete 50 Days of DiS1972 countdown:

MOST-VIEWED POST OF THE YEAR

• Hannibal’s Punch Romaine
• Spangler’s Circus Peanut Salad
• Bisquick Zucchini-Tomato Pie
• Joan Crawford’s Pork Chops
• 99. Chicken-Aspic Vegetable Salad
• Melton Mowbray Pie
• Seafoam Cantaloupe Pie
• Olive-Wreath Mold
• Pittsburgh Chipped Ham Barbecue Sandwiches (this is also the ALL-TIME most popular post)
• 72. Chicken Livers in Sherry

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT!

• Frosty Melon
• Milk Chicken
• Fox Mulder’s Motel Cocktail
• Tulkoff Flaming Bloody Mary
• Jerry Horne’s Smoked Cheese Pig
• Steak Mad Men
• Magnum’s Crunchy Tuna Melt
• Hot Dogs on the Rocks
• Braunschwager Glace
• 191.Grasshopper Pie

WORST DISH OF THE YEAR

• Jose Cuervo Scapulada/ 148. Gondolier’s Hero Sandwiches (tie)
• 122. Hash Squash Bake
• Kate’s Pie
• Joan Crawford’s French Banana Salad
• Hash a la Lubeck
• Cabbage Crown
• Microwave Jack O’ Lantern Salad
• Frank and Corn Crown
• Tessie O’Shea’s Frankfurter Chutney Salad
• 28. Tuna Cheese Macaroni Loaf

BEST DISH OF THE YEAR

• 16. Pennsylvania Baked Spareribs
• Elizabeth Taylor’s Favorite Chili (Chasen’s Chili)
• Pittsburgh Haluski Light
• Liberace’s Special 15-Minute Eggs
• Lazy Pierogie Casserole
• Liza Minnelli’s Potato Shells
• 127. Pork Ribs & Apple Rings
• 188. Mediterranean Salad
• Chili Dog Bread Ring
• New Mexico-Style Stacked Cheese Enchiladas with Guacamole

MOST MEMORABLE POST OF THE YEAR

• Hannibal’s Heart with Sausage Stuffing
• Dinner is Served 1972 on Chopped!
• 158. Beef Wellington (and the Lost Family virtual dinner party)
• David Bowie’s Shrimp Tempura
• Virtual Mad Men Finale Party
• Joan Crawford’s Danti-Chips
• 117. Othello Cake
• Swedish Jellied Veal (Kalvsylta)
• 41. Fruit-Stuffed Pork Loin