It is back to school time around here and it seems that young folk have come out of the woodwork all over town. Hopefully they are off to get an appropriate start to their year and behaving. No food content this week, unless you count the food fight.
August, 2007
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50s Friday-Big Man on Campus
August 24, 2007 by Tarrant Figlio
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Raspberry Bombe
August 23, 2007 by Tarrant Figlio
I know that in some parts of the country, the wind carries a hint of fall. Here, we will be in the 80s until October. Today will be another day in the 90s, with heat index over 100. This means looking at recipes casseroles, pot roasts and anything that might involve ovens makes me cringe.This however, made me smile. A bombe always makes me smile. It has the fabulous retro look…it is cold, easy, and best of all will impress even the hard to please.
If regular candied fruits aren’t your thing, try some dried cranberries or even some berries from your freezer-leftover from your pick-your-own adventures this spring. I know not all of you are blessed with a bombe mold…so use a 2 1/2 quart casserole dish or a bundt pan.
Raspberry Bombe
Raspberry Bombe is a frozen spectacular. Molded layers of sherbet, ice cream, and fruit-filled whipped cream are trimmed with fresh mint and frosted red grapes.
3 pints red raspberry sherbet
2 pints pink peppermint or strawberry ice cream***
1 cup whipping cream
3 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
Dash salt
1/4 cup finely chopped mixed candied fruits and peels
1/4 cup finely chopped almonds, toasted
Rum flavoring to tasteChill a 2 1/2-quart metal mold in freezer. Stir sherbet just to soften. With chilled spoon, quickly spread over bottom and sides of mold; be sure sherbet comes to top. (If it slips down, refreeze in mold till workable.) Freeze firm.
Stir the ice cream just to soften. Quickly spread over raspberry layer, covering completely. Freeze firm. Whip cream with sugar and salt to soft peaks. Fold in fruits, nuts, and flavoring. Pile into center of mold, smoothing top. Cover with foil; freeze 6 hours or overnight. Peel off foil. Invert mold on chilled plate. Rub mold with hot damp towel to loosen; lift off mold. Serves 12 to 16. From: Betty Crocker’s Picture Cookbook
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Surprisingly Good Rice Salad
August 20, 2007 by Tarrant Figlio
Just a link today…to a recipe that our family has decided to call “Surprisingly Good Salad” It comes from The Veggie Table and is a vegetarian recipe and even a vegan recipe if you leave the optional items off the salad.
Nice right, but what is retro about it? You come here for retro fare right? Well, you merely have to look at it to believe that it must have been a retro salad recipe. It is all diced and arranged on a platter. It looks like something out of a 50s or 60s cookbook. Really, completely retro looking salad. Not only that…it tastes fabulous with Green Goddess dressing. It seems MADE for Green Goddess.
In any case, we call it surprisingly good, because the recipe doesn’t look like much. The thing that recommended it at first was that it was a colorful salad recipe with minimal lettuce. It turned into a family favorite right away though…once everyone got over the suspicion of the clearly retro presentation. Give it a try.
Category Recipes, retro food, Salads | Tags: | 1 Comment
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Fifties Friday Leisure Time
August 17, 2007 by Tarrant Figlio
It is our friend of the famous sweater, now learning about the use of leisure time:
Don’t miss the fabulous presentation of how moms and girls spend THEIR time.
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