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Frankly Fancy Foods, 1959
The appetizing appetizer chapter, from Betty Crocker's "Frankly Fancy" Foods Recipe Booklet, 1959. One of the most epic, tempting,...
Brian Theis
2 days ago1 min read
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Tuna Casino on the Half Shell
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
Jan 291 min read
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Antoine's Special and Crab Creole Dip
Here are the latest exciting recipes from my treasure box, " The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors...
Brian Theis
Dec 19, 20241 min read
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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 ."...
Brian Theis
Nov 20, 20241 min read
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Spooky Salmon Goo-Ga-Loo
This one is a KHOU Great Day Houston (and now website) exclusive. You won't see it in my best-selling cookbook , however my book has, of...
Brian Theis
Oct 12, 20242 min read
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Cook to Win! Psycho and Murder She Wrote Watch Party Recipes
Two Chilling, Thrilling, Halloween-Themed Watch Parties! 🎃 and . . . COOK to WIN! On Saturday and Sunday, October 26th and 27th, I will...
Brian Theis
Sep 5, 20243 min read
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Anthony Perkins' Tuna Fish Salad
Anthony Perkins is best known for his epic, spine-chilling role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 horror masterpiece, " Psycho...
Brian Theis
Sep 1, 20241 min read
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Tomato Basil Baked Sardines
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
Aug 1, 20241 min read
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Spritzer & Sherry-Shrimp Aspic
Here are the latest crowd-pleasing recipes from my treasure box, "The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and...
Brian Theis
Aug 1, 20241 min read
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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...
Brian Theis
Jun 5, 20241 min read
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Cuba Libre and Shrimp-Salmon Rumaki
I hereby I present the waistline-friendly Cuba Libre, with variation Cherry-Banana Libre, and Shrimp-Salmon Rumaki with Dill Mayo!
Brian Theis
Apr 18, 20241 min read
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That's Some Kind of Tuna Casserole
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
Mar 21, 20241 min read
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Rum Creole, and New Orleans Caviar
Here's the latest exciting recipe from my treasure box, "The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors...
Brian Theis
Feb 22, 20241 min read
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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...
Brian Theis
Sep 21, 20231 min read
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The SPAIN Chapter: Home Economics Teachers' Favorite Foreign Foods
From Favorite Recipes of Home Economic Teachers: Foreign Foods Edition, 1967, The SPAIN Chapter. This 1967 compilation is an absorbing...
Brian Theis
Sep 21, 20231 min read
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Pineapple Salad Surprise, McCall's🍍
I just received a PRISTINE-condition 1974 boxed edition of McCall's Great American Recipe Card Collection from a seller on Etsy and so...
Brian Theis
Sep 14, 20232 min read
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Thelma Ritter's Seafood Dip
Jimmy Stewart, Rear Window, 1954: "Would you fix me a sandwich, please?" Thelma, as Stella: "Yes, I will. And I'll spread a little common...
Brian Theis
Sep 14, 20232 min read
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Pirate Alley Gumbo 🏴☠️
Ahoy matey! No need to walk the plank today 'cause we're cooking up the Seven Seas of gumbos, Pirate Alley! Named for the famous passage...
Brian Theis
Sep 14, 20232 min read
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Red-Dressin' Creole Cocktail Sauce
I re-named this popular recipe of mine "Red Dressin' Creole Cocktail Sauce" for a WWL-TV segment featuring my party food for the Red...
Brian Theis
Aug 31, 20232 min read
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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...
Brian Theis
Aug 24, 20231 min read
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