1980s
Walnut chicken with broccoli recipe from 1985
With seasonings like ginger, garlic and red pepper, this easy walnut chicken recipe from the ’80s makes a delicious dinner with a little Asian flair.
With seasonings like ginger, garlic and red pepper, this easy walnut chicken recipe from the ’80s makes a delicious dinner with a little Asian flair.
Want something different for dinner? There are no run-of-the-mill suppers here. These retro meatloaf recipes from the ’60s are so old-school, they will delight – or at least surprise – you.
Vintage recipes in this Campbell’s emergency dinner cookbook include Pot roast, Frankfurter boats, Campbelled eggs, Skillet meatloaf, Spanish rice, Macaroni & cheese, Tuna supreme, Chicken crunch & more.
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.
California Siesta Fiesta
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.
This recipe for a chicken version of scrapple was created especially for people on low-salt diets, and uses Cream of Rice to form it into a loaf.
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
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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
This easy and quick Spanish tomato beef-rice recipe from the ’60s is made in one pan, and makes a great dinner for four people.
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,
50+ sexist vintage ads so bad, you almost won’t believe they were real 
Helen Reddy’s house: Look inside her beautiful California home back in the ’70s 
Shades of the past: Authentic Victorian house paint color sample cards 
How long does it take to make jello? See a chart! 
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