cooking
Remember when we thought Chi Chi’s was the real deal & Mexican food seemed new and exciting? (1980s)
Here are some retro Mexican recipes from the 1970s & 1980s – along with a handy pronunciation guide for tough words like ‘tortilla’ and ‘burrito.’
Tips for using a microwave oven: How-to advice from the ’70s when it was the super-hot new appliance
Some microwave oven questions & answers from the early 1970s! Plus tips like: “Just plug it in and turn it on. The food gets hot. The oven stays cool. If you want, you can even cook on paper plates.”