I am living for the Smirnoff Vodka magazine ads from the 1970s. Today’s drink is The Smokey Mary. We never dreamed when we first launched the Smirnoff Bloody Mary it would become a global classic. That doesn’t mean, however, that most folks know how to make a really good one, or even care to bother.Continue reading The Smirnoff Smokey Mary (1977)
Welcome to the 8th Annual Pieathalon! You all know the deal–the Pieathletes send me pre-1990 pie recipes and I randomly assign them to another Pieathlete. We make ’em! Then share ’em! My assignment is courtesy of Dr. Bobb of Dr. Bobb’s Kitschen. He submitted two different recipes and this is the one I chose, fromContinue reading Pieathalon 8: Mahogany Pie (1978)
We’ve come to the end of the Summer of Franks! And let me tell you, it couldn’t come soon enough. Bring on fall! And bring on dishes that don’t include cylindrical-shaped foods! For the very last Wiener Wednesday, I turned to Click Americana and One-Dish Frankfurter Meals. I was feeling a little spicy, so IContinue reading Wiener Wednesday: Mexican Franks & Eggs (1965) and Montezuma Bloody Maria (1974)
America’s Sweetheart, Betty White has been known to say that the secret to long life is vodka and hot dogs. If that is true, then I will live to be over a hundred. With Betty in mind, this week’s Wiener Wednesday features weenies and vodka: Yes, I am fully aware that the recipe only featuresContinue reading Wiener Wednesday: The Charlie Burch (1975)
Yet another Wiener Wednesday dish that I chose because of the name. The Babysitter’s Favorite. This is from Crock-Pot Cooking by Marilyn Neill. As someone who was only a babysitter for a single summer because I disliked it so much, I can’t really speak on what would make this a babysitter favorite; so instead IContinue reading Wiener Wednesday: The Babysitter’s Favorite (1975)
It’s another Wiener Wednesday and another Dinner is Served 1972 card!!! I apologize that this dish looks super-similar to Pine Valley Red Hots from seven weeks ago (OMG I cannot believe that I have been doing these for nearly 2 months). Compare the Deviled Hot Dogs above to the Pine Valley Red Hots: Strikingly similar.Continue reading Wiener Wednesday: 207. Deviled Hot Dogs
This is the runner-up in the you-decide-what-ground-beef-dish-I-should-cook poll. I actually made it the day after Baked Stuffed Cheese-Burger (can’t waste that ground beef!), but have not gotten around to posting it until today. You see, I’ve had a lot going on. Actually millions of things going on; I live in Maryland, which is ground zeroContinue reading 142. Meat Loaf Mexicali
Last week you voted and the winner is 129. Baked Cheese-Burger! Looks pretty simple. And I didn’t have to buy a damn thing. I appreciate that the 1973 dinners are pared down considerably from the original DiS1972 set–so many of the cards are multi-hour affairs, but a good number of the 1973 dinners only takeContinue reading 129. Baked Cheese-Burger
This past weekend I decided to do an inventory of my freezers (yes, that is plural. I have a meat-dedicated freezer in my living room); turns out that I have a copious amount of ground beef to use up. So I said to Me, “Me, this is a great opportunity to give a new groundContinue reading You Pick! (Ground beef edition)
FUN FACT! May is National Egg Month!!! Honestly, it seems like Egg Month should be April because; Easter. But perhaps the Egg Council of America people missed their chance to claim it. Speaking of Easter, I had leftover dyed eggs from my Easter Braid that I needed to kill, which is why I decided toContinue reading Burda International Cuisine Festive Menus: Stuffed Eggs (1978)
Another day, another DiS1972 dinner completed! I picked this card because I had everything on hand with the exception of fish. Well, I had fish in the freezer, but it’s cod and I don’t know how well cod would roll up around broccoli. So I went to the store and bought some flounder. For myContinue reading 187. Fillet Roll-Ups
Look at that! DiS1972 giving us a pretty straightforward recipe. However, I did fiddle with the recipe to work with what I got. I had 100% of the ingredients but I substituted pork tenderloin for the lamb because: 1. lamb is really expensive. 2. I made pork and sauerkraut for new year’s day (it’s lucky!!!)Continue reading 155. Country Skillet
Google “Polynesian Tuna” and this is the first result (from wikipedia): In Polynesian mythology, Tuna is the god of eels who was sentenced to be executed (by the Upolo) after trying to sexually assault Sina (who had grown him in a jar). He asked that his severed head be buried in the sand and from it, the first coconut palm grew. Me, after readingContinue reading 126. Polynesian Tuna
Before I start with No. 173, I just want to say that I have no idea what “new-world” veal is. I did some internetting and the only thing I discovered is a chain of butcher shops in New Zealand called New World. Why new world? Only Marjon Promotions knows for sure. I’m posting this nearlyContinue reading 173. New-World Veal Scaloppine (ft. Italian Grilled Artichokes)
Today’s recipe is from the Playboy Gourmet by Thomas Mario. Bourbon and crab. Together? Will this work? Let’s see! The reasons why I selected this recipe: I still had a good deal of crab leftover from my Great Maryland Chesapeake Crab Imperial Experiment. This recipe includes a lot of booze (and I love bourbon andContinue reading The Playboy Gourmet: Crab Meat Bourbon (1972)
I hate it when I get to DiS1972 cards that I basically have NOTHING to say about. I didn’t take any sort of notes so all I can really do is present the card: And then post the finished picture: You know what it tasted like? Beef smothered in Hormel Vegetarian Chili (with Beans). ToppedContinue reading 202. Chili Steaks
Happy Fat Tuesday! Since no one is going out to a parade or party today, I thought I’d bring a little bit of Mardi Gras home with the Cyclone Cocktail and Hurricane Punch from Pat O’Brien’s in New Orleans. The recipes are from one of my favorite cookbooks, Benson & Hedges 100’s Presents Drink Recipes fromContinue reading Pat O’Brien’s Cyclone and Hurricane Punch (1979)
Happy Groundhog Day! Phil has predicted that there is more winter yet to come!. At the moment it definitely looks like 6 more weeks of winter here–I don’t know how much snow has fallen, but school was closed yesterday and I have a delay today. However, it is forecasted to go up into the 50sContinue reading Groundhog Day Bloody Mary (1971)
