A good old-fashioned meat-stretcher is a corn pie with ground beef crust. It’s easy to make, and you will have a mouth-meltingly delicious corn pie that’s a conversation piece as well as a satisfying mainstay.
How do you feel about rice pudding? It’s not exactly a controversial subject, but people are usually “for it” or “against it.” If you’re a
What are rice and beef porcupines? Uncooked rice and beef are mixed together into meatballs, and during cooking, rice absorbs moisture and pop through to make white quills!
Rice, shrimp, clams and chicken combine in this in skillet paella, which takes its name from the two-handled frying pan in which the Spanish cook and serve it.
Desserts made out of candy? Kids growing up in the late ’60s and early ’70s probably could hardly believe their good luck when this Snickers bar chocolate rice pudding recipe showed up.
1. Beef loaves with frankfurters (hot dogs) Ingredients 3 pounds ground beef Salt and pepper 2 cups soft stale-bread crumbs 1-1/2 cups carbonated water or
Here’s a look at a few of the wheat-free recipes created during WWI — classic recipes for cakes and cookies made with rice flour in place of wheat flour.
Tangy Creamed Turkey recipe Smooth-blending Hellmann’s makes this sauce extra creamy. Ingredients 2 tablespoons Nucoa margarine 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 pound mushrooms, sliced (about 2 cups)
Martha Lee’s Corner & Homemaker’s Forum Pumpkin! Immediately you think of pumpkin pie or pumpkin tarts — or if you are right modern, pumpkin ice
Fewer calories than a slice of dry toast. (and you don’t even have to add sugar) Quaker’s two Diet Frosted cereals have fewer calories per
California Siesta Fiesta Ingredients 1 package Spanish Rice-a-Roni 2 tablespoons butter 2 cups hot water 1 can (1 pound) stewed tomatoes 1 can (6-1/2 oz)
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Campbell’s makes meals-for-pennies pay off in flavor – Recipes include Pot roast, frankfurter boats, Campbelled eggs, Skillet meatloaf, Spanish rice, Macaroni & cheese, Tuna supreme, Chicken crunch
Beef up your steak Steak is so special, it deserves to be served with something special. Something that breaks out of the old potato routine.
Cooking with curry powder This mixture of spices, which apparently originated in India but is now a common commercial product everywhere, is a favorite flavoring
The modern way to cook with tomato… Just pour in Hunt’s sauce for Quick Spanish Beef-Rice Pour in Hunt’sauce and you pour in a pound
Chicken ‘n’ rice scrapple (for low-salt diets) 3 cups unsalted chicken or turkey broth 1/4 cup minced celery 1 tablespoon minced onion 1 tablespoon chopped
Summer treats that treat sensitive digestions lightly There’s no reason why a person with an ulcer, an allergy or a digestive problem can’t enjoy tempting,
Woodstock: What people said the famous music festival was REALLY like (1969) 
The original Gilligan’s Island theme song & cast you probably don’t remember (1963) 
The real death of a cheerleader story (1985) 
Hershey’s rich cocoa fudge recipe from the ’70s & ’80s 
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