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
Last night Mr. Sauce, Esq. and I watched the new Netflix movie Deadly Illusions starring Kristin Davis (a.k.a. Charlotte York from Sex and the City). It’s a doozy. Plot: Charlotte York is a famous novelist who is about to start her new book. To free up time she hires a nanny (played by Frasier Crane’sContinue reading Cocktails and Snacks: Frankfurter Rolls & Cocktail Cheese Mold (1953)
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
Another Holly Ball bite! Today’s ball recipe is ultra-fitting since a prime-time reboot of the ABC daytime soap All My Children was just announced. As someone who used to watch AMC, consider my interest piqued. But let’s face it, the show will be incomplete if Susan Lucci (a.k.a. Erica Kane) doesn’t show. Speaking of EricaContinue reading Holly Ball 2019: Erica Kane’s Cheese Teasers (1983)
Yes, the title of this post says 2019. That’s because I never wrote about last year’s holiday party and I’m sure as hell not having one this year. The Holly Ball takes an entire year to plan because I take note of any and all ball recipes I come across throughout the year and jotContinue reading Holly Ball 2019: Rio-Vista Balls (1958)
Behold, the Gondolier’s Hero Sandwich! There it is. Look at that. Macaroni, gherkins, and cheese cubes floating on the Grand Canal in Venice. Is it a Gondolier’s Hero Sandwich because the bun looks like a gondola? Or is this sandwich the lunch of choice for Venetian Gondoliers? I couldn’t help but wonder… what the hellContinue reading 148. Gondolier’s Hero Sandwiches
Today is National Quesadilla Day–the perfect day to revisit the Impossible Quesadilla Pie from the Bisquick “No Time To Cook” recipe book (1982). This post first appeared on DiS1972 in February of 2014. I have an update since then–make THIS guacamole, which is the greatest guacamole recipe I’ve ever come across. Enjoy! So, it’s notContinue reading It’s National Quesadilla Day
So my unemployment continues. I became officially unemployed as of June 30. So what, I’m at 7 weeks of not working? It’s weird, dude. It’s fine because I was able to cash out all my unused PTO, etc. from two jobs ago. But if I still had a job that was going to be likeContinue reading McCall’s Cooking School: Mexican Salad Bowl (1985)
It’s National Bacon Lovers’ Day! To celebrate here is a big, bad bacon recipe from the vaults (almost exactly 8 years ago): A Cooking for Two that I cooked for one! Gentle readers, I present to you Bacon Big Boys! I had been eyeing this recipe for a while 1. because of the name (IContinue reading BH&G Cooking for Two: Bacon Big Boys (1968)
At the beginning of all of “this,” when we were in the initial OMG WE ARE GOING TO RUN OUT OF FOOD AND TOILET PAPER phase, Mr. Sauce and I were eating a lot of Italian food. Like, a lot of Italian food. Why? It was hell to get grocery delivery from the supermarket, soContinue reading Sophia Loren’s Bucatini alla Carbonara
This 1978 cookbook is interesting because I cannot find find much information about it. It is not be be confused with the classic American Woman’s Cookbook, first published in 1939. The author is Culinary Arts Institute Director Ruth Berolzheimer who also penned the Culinary Arts Institute Encyclopedia, which has been reprinted numerous times sinceContinue reading Wiener Wednesday: Long John Silver Dogs (1978)
Back by popular demand (and by popular demand, I mean that I just wanted to do it again) It’s WIENER WEDNESDAY!!! To kick of this month of weenies, I thought I’d ease into it with Vincent Price’s Stuffed Frankfurters. For those not in the know, Mary and Vincent Price’s Treasury of Great Recipes is built aroundContinue reading Wiener Wednesday: Vincent Price’s Stuffed Frankfurters (1965)
Over the weekend Mr. Sauce, Esq. and I bought ourselves flatware. To be honest, I don’t even know why we were discussing flatware. I know it went from my Global Knives to Henckles Knives, to looking at the Henckles flatware sets and then ultimately buying service for 12, some Pyrex, an oven thermometer, an instantContinue reading San Francisco Dinner Party Cookbook: A Light Dinner (1975)
FUN FACT: as of June 30 I am unemployed. Yeah, only 2 weeks into the job they sent us to work remotely, and then 2 months later they decided to shutter the school. Permanently. So here I am, shit out of luck. Mr. Sauce, Esq. said that I had jinxed myself with the “I hateContinue reading 178. Calico Stuffed Peppers
Last week you voted for my next dinner. Here were your nominees: The winner is…
Another dish from earlier in 2019–I couldn’t even tell you when. But I will tell you that this here is the easiest and tastiest guacamole recipe ever, and the one that I will be using from now until the day I die.
I’ve been intending to make the Velveeta Jellygrill Sandwich for months now. On my week off, I finally made it.
So back in 2019 (one week ago) I was invited to a New Year’s Eve party at the home of some of Mr. Sauce’s dear college friends. Me, being me, I always have to bring something to a party–and if it’s a dish from my collection of cookbooks, that’s even better. But what to choose?Continue reading Happy New Year! Sherry Wine Cheese Spread (1980)
