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Coronation Chicken, and Rice Salad 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧
This is my version of the original recipe for the cold chicken dish served at Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 coronation luncheon. My recipe...

Brian Theis
May 18, 20223 min read
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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...

Brian Theis
May 11, 20221 min read
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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...

Brian Theis
Apr 28, 20224 min read
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Ashley's Mexican Menu Magic
This great little cookbooklet is a fantastic source of Mexican recipe ideas, even though you can't get Ashley's products anymore....

Brian Theis
Mar 31, 20221 min read
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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...

Brian Theis
Mar 16, 20221 min read
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Ten Hot Tips to Up Your Cooking Game
Here are ten hot tips I put together for all you home cooks out there. I think they're worth adding to your repertoire. Happy hosting,...

Brian Theis
Mar 8, 20222 min read
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Shelley Winters' Caesar Salad
Courtesy of Supper with the Stars, with your host Vincent Price. By Peter Fuller and Jenny Hammerton, 2021 Shelley's recipe looks like a...

Brian Theis
Feb 17, 20221 min read
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Favorite Recipes of Famous Texans
Yee-haw! My grandma in Houston gave me this cookbook a while ago and I sure do like it. Full of history and colorful stories about the...

Brian Theis
Jul 15, 20211 min read
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Patio Picnic Cook Book
From the Patio Picnic Cook Book, Martha Logan, Swift & Company, 1958. This 1958 gem is chock full of tasty ideas. Inspiration for the BBQ...

Brian Theis
Jul 1, 20211 min read
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A Quick and Classic Vinaigrette
Whip up an awesome vinaigrette salad dressing in nothing flat. Mix and match your seasonings and other ingredient choices while keeping...

Brian Theis
Jun 14, 20211 min read
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Green Goddess Tossed Salad
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...

Brian Theis
Jun 14, 20211 min read
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Hawaiian Party Book!
Aloha! Time for a luau! We got Hawaiian vocabulary, menus, decorations, cocktails!, appetizers, salads, even Chinese dishes! Here's a...

Brian Theis
Jun 3, 20211 min read
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The Patio Gourmet, 1957
In this fun, uniquely photographed cookbooklet David Wade brings you a gourmet melting pot of dishes for your next patio party! Here's...

Brian Theis
May 27, 20211 min read
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Ambrosia Salad
A traditional, and ambrosial, shower party (and year-round) classic. I don't put coconut in mine, but you can! Just stir in about a cup...

Brian Theis
May 5, 20211 min read
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Prince Italian Cookbook, 1960's
"Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti Day!" So went the old slogan popular with Bostonians and New Englanders for decades. Prince pasta is now...

Brian Theis
Apr 29, 20211 min read
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Adventures in Flavor . . . with Kraft Dressings
This cookbooklet is dear to my heart. It's undated but I'd put it at 1960. It's got plenty of mid-century classic recipes and more. One...

Brian Theis
Mar 3, 20211 min read
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Star of the Sea Tuna Salad
The beauty of tuna salad is its flexibility. Have fun with it! This one has a tangy personality that will keep you coming back for more....

Brian Theis
Feb 25, 20212 min read
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Dynamic Dressing Duo!
A one-two punch of yum that'll spruce your salads right up! These recipes are a website exclusive, you won't see them in my new cookbook!...

Brian Theis
Jan 21, 20212 min read
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The Joy of Salad Tossing
Here's a Tips & Tricks video world premiere! How to compose and masterfully dress a simple yet fabulous salad! The CHEF-ly way to add the...

Brian Theis
Jan 14, 20211 min read
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Presto Salad Shooter!
Hey everybody it's the Presto Salad Shooter! It might sound a bit like Saturday Night Live's "Bass-O-Matic", but it really works! Thinly...

Brian Theis
Dec 30, 20201 min read
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