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Brian Theis
Oct 23, 20241 min read
Orange Dragon Dip with Creepy Crudités
It's "what do I do with all this leftover pumpkin?" season! Here's one answer: my Orange Dragon (Asian Pumpkin) dip with Creepy Crudités!...
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Brian Theis
Aug 18, 20242 min read
Paula Prentiss' Chicken Sweet and Sour
Paula Prentiss is best known for her film roles in Where the Boys Are  (1960), What's New Pussycat?  (1965), Catch-22  (1970), and The...
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Brian Theis
Apr 18, 20242 min read
Japanese Sukiyaki, 1963
Japanese Sukiyaki, from Better Homes & Gardens' Meals with a Foreign Flair, 1963.
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Brian Theis
Apr 18, 20242 min read
Hot and Sour Soup
Warm, pleasantly pungent, and waistline-friendly, this classic Chinese soup is also very satisfying as a main.
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Brian Theis
Oct 4, 20231 min read
Cutco Cook Book 1961
All things meat, from the nice folks at Cutco. Carin' for your meat. A whole lotta braisin' goin' on. Crown roast? Don't mind if I do. 👑...
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Brian Theis
Aug 23, 20232 min read
Chicken Andouille Chop Suey
If a Louisiana chicken andouille gumbo and Chinese-American chop suey had a baby. This is a subgum-style, vegetable-rich chop suey, which...
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Brian Theis
May 12, 20231 min read
Chinese Crispy Peanut Candy
One of my very favorite things! I discovered this crowd-pleasing crispy peanut candy in New York City's Chinatown and now I order it...
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Brian Theis
Aug 3, 20221 min read
Paradise Almond Chicken
Presenting . . . my Paradise Almond Chicken. A highlight of the Chinese New Year chapter of The Infinite Feast cookbook, it’s one of my...
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Brian Theis
Jun 9, 20221 min read
How To Have a Luau Indoors
This one is a treasure of my collection. Not even a proper cookbook-let, I've always adored this beautifully designed advertising recipe...
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Brian Theis
Jun 3, 20211 min read
Hawaiian Party Book!
Aloha! Time for a luau! We got Hawaiian vocabulary, menus, decorations, cocktails!, appetizers, salads, even Chinese dishes! Here's a...
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Brian Theis
Mar 2, 20211 min read
New Kam Man Supermarket, Chinatown
At 200 Canal Street between Mulberry and Mott is one of my favorite stores in town. It is funky and skunky and oh so junky and I LOVE it...
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Brian Theis
Mar 2, 20211 min read
How to Peel Ginger
A demo on "how to peel ginger" recently won a poll I conducted on Facebook for the hack people wanted to learn most. And now you can too,...
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Brian Theis
Feb 4, 20211 min read
The Chinese Party Cookbook, 1973
The Chinese Party Cookbook: 42 Recipes and Tips in Full Color, by Constance D. Chang Let's get this party started! Ms. Chang shows you...
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Brian Theis
Jan 28, 20211 min read
Festive Foods For Family Fun, 1966
Festive Foods For Family Fun: Fun to Fix and Fun to Feast, Wisconsin Gas Company, 1966 For Finer Family Living . . . Gas Makes the Big...
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Brian Theis
Jan 6, 20211 min read
Festive Foods for Four Seasons
Festive Foods for Four Seasons, Milwaukee Gas Light Company, 1964 It IS a festive little cookbooklet. What it really has going for it are...
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Brian Theis
Nov 11, 20201 min read
Holiday Inn International Cook Book 1972
Ruth M. Malone, also known as "The Cook Book Lady," was Food Editor of Holiday Inn Magazine. She put this bestseller together featuring...
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Brian Theis
Sep 7, 20201 min read
The House of Chan Cookbook, 1952
Sou Chan was a Chinese immigrant who made it big in the Big Apple where, for forty years on the corner of 7th Avenue and 52nd Street, he...
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Brian Theis
Sep 2, 20201 min read
Baby Bok Choy
From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...
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Brian Theis
Sep 2, 20201 min read
Kung Pao Shrimp and Broccoli
From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...
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Brian Theis
Sep 2, 20201 min read
Spicy Pepper Beef
From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...
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