Appetizing eye appeal makes everything taste better, and this dish has it! Mild yet fun to cook with its old-school techniques, anyone who likes meat will chow this right down. You’ll need: 1 lb. ground beef (15-20% fat best, see instructions)1 tbsp. fat or shortening1 No. ¼ can mushrooms, finely chopped (optional) (that’s 3-4 oz)1 […]
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Three-Cheese Manicotti in Meat Sauce
This Italian classic will make any dinner extra special and create more fond memories for the kids. Lots of steps and handiwork give it a definite old-fashioned feel. You won’t regret it! For this particular batch, I used two pint-sized jars of my home-cooked and home-canned pasta sauce, and round steak – home-ground with the […]
Souped-Up Pork Chops and Rice
Adapted from a pastor’s wife’s recipe appearing in the 1969 collection of Assemblies of God Women’s Recipes, this surprisingly good pork chop recipe will bring back fond memories of dinner in the oven. (If you prefer to prepare the exact original recipe, omit the bacon pieces and related steps and lightly grease the skillet instead.) […]
Easy Hamburger Casserole
Fond memories of dinners as a child! Mild, simple and kid pleasing, this tasty, filling dish is as much fun to make as it is to eat. Just like Jiffy-Pop. For the ground beef, I used home-ground sirloin which provided a wonderful uniform texture, but if using ground beef of more than 20% fat, consider […]
Smokey Mac & Cheese Pasta
Though this recipe didn’t technically come from the good old days, preparing recipes found in or on food packaging is definitely a vintage experience. This delight from the back of Knorr Chicken Flavor Pasta Sides a few years ago employs some old-style cooking skills and will generate a fitting number of dishes to wash. And […]
Hamburger & Potato Hotdish
Simple, mellow and mild, this charmingly basic lunch or dinner dish fills the house with classic Grandma’s House aromas as it bakes in the oven. It’s enjoyable with no seasonings at all, or it can be a blank slate for a wide variety of flavor enhancements: salt and pepper, Lawry’s seasoning, Mexican, or even Asian. […]
Tasty Beef Stroganoff
Beef stroganoff goes by many recipes, but this one delivers a very satisfying meal while sticking to the basics. You’ll need: 2 lb. lean sirloin beef, cut into cubes1 large onion, finely chopped1 No. ¼ can mushrooms, drained and finely chopped (that’s a 3 or 4 oz. can)5 Tbsp. butter1 Picnic size can condensed mushroom […]
Seven Layer Dinner
This elaborate but simple assemblage is classic Fifties basic: several seemingly unrelated ingredients out of the refrigerator and pantry, layered casually into a casserole dish to yield a dish that works. And wow, is it filling. The recipe works well with green pepper as well. You’ll need: 1 cup uncooked rice1 No. ½ can whole […]
Scalloped Potatoes with Ham and Cheese
This version of the classic vintage potato dish utilizes a fun technique: preheating milk and butter together in a double boiler and pouring the hot mixture into the remaining ingredients. The presence of flour with the other ingredients creates the white sauce right in the casserole dish. You’ll need: ¾ lb. cooked ham, thinly sliced […]
Sausage and Noodles Casserole
This visually appealing recipe would make for a challenging home economics assignment with its numerous cooking steps using several different cooking methods from boiling to sauteing and roasting. Yet, in true vintage American form, its use of mundane ingredients with little added seasoning nonetheless yields a surprisingly rich, flavorful dish. You’ll need: 6 oz. pasta […]