Perfect Manhattan & Newberg Croustades
Here are the latest recipes from my treasure box, " The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors D'Oeuvre ."...
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Brian Theis
Oct 162 min read
Autumn Quiche Minis
These fun, quick-to-bake, fall-flavored mini quiches are terrific for breakfast or brunch in any season of the year. Great with a simple...
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Brian Theis
Sep 42 min read
Bourguignon de Paris
My Boeuf Bourguignon! First time on the web! From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and...
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Brian Theis
Aug 221 min read
Moulin Rouge and Chicken Liver Bouchées
Here are this week's exciting recipes from " The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors D'Oeuvre ."...
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Brian Theis
Jun 51 min read
Sazerac & Oysters Rockefeller
Here are this week's classic recipes from "The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors D'Oeuvre." (Random...
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Brian Theis
Oct 3, 20231 min read
Mary Tyler Moore's Almond Meringue Cookies
She's going to bake it, after all! I haven't tried this recipe but who can resist a good meringue? Turn the world on with Mary's smile —...
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Brian Theis
Sep 21, 20231 min read
Latin European Recipes, Mary Gordon, TWA, 1959
Mary Gordon was the TWA travel lady in-the-know, from what to wear in foreign lands, to what to eat and how to ask for it in different...
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Brian Theis
Sep 21, 20232 min read
Penélope Cruz' Spanish Potato Omelette
Penelope Cruz' Spanish Potato Omelette. Actually, José Andrés' Tortilla Española. In her Academy Award-nominated role in Parallel Mothers...
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Brian Theis
Sep 20, 20232 min read
Le Creuset Dutch Ovens
When it's time for a coq au vin, a boeuf bourguignon, or the many French-influenced Creole dishes I make, only one Dutch oven will do:...
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Brian Theis
Aug 24, 20231 min read
Talk About Good — Baked Bass
From Talk About Good, Louisiana Lafayette Junior League, 1969. A Cajun/Creole bible of cooking, still in print today. PRO TIP: Rather...
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Brian Theis
May 31, 20231 min read
1,000 Fabulous Sandwiches Cookbook, 1965
Tasty excerpts from "1,000 Fabulous Sandwiches Cookbook," Doris McFerran Townsend, 1965. I'd love to try this "gourmet" cheddar-herb...
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Brian Theis
Feb 19, 20232 min read
Mere's Oyster Patty, 1971
I was THISCLOSE to including an original oyster patty recipe in my cookbook, The Infinite Feast. You'll have to settle for this classic...
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Brian Theis
Jul 21, 20221 min read
Family Circle Fish & Poultry Cookbook
This is a great-looking, well-researched, recipe-packed little cookbook from 1955. Fish and poultry, shellfish and game. It is big into...
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Brian Theis
Jul 2, 20221 min read
Continental Casseroles, 1963
"For those who can't go abroad this year." Or for those who have more sense than to try! With this crazy airline situation in the summer...
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Brian Theis
Jul 2, 20221 min read
Janet Leigh's Individual Cheese Soufflé
Instead of an open-faced ham sandwich, Norman might have whipped up two of these tasty cheese soufflés for he and Marion that night at...
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Brian Theis
May 11, 20221 min read
Dishes Men Like: Soups, Seafood & Salads
Here are all the tasty soup, seafood, and salad recipes from a handy little 1952 cookbooklet by Lea & Perrins. Women of course like these...
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Brian Theis
Apr 28, 20224 min read
Rotisserie Chicken Jamboree!
The very nice folks at WJLA's Good Morning Washington program asked me to come up with some time-saving recipe ideas for an April 2022...
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Brian Theis
Apr 7, 20221 min read
Air France: Les grandes recettes culinaires
Les grandes recettes culinaires des provinces de France, 1961, Air France The introduction to this beautiful little cookbooklet, full of...
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Brian Theis
Mar 31, 20221 min read
Bold Caribbean Taíno Spice!
Go bold or go home! This is my new favorite all-purpose seasoning, from Suzanne Delica and Jelece Morris of BoCa Flavor. It is SO...
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Brian Theis
Mar 16, 20221 min read
French's Dining Delights, 1948
I've always loved the photography in this pre-1950's advertising cookbooklet for all things French's. The inviting cover. Dash of nutmeg...
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