October, 2007

  1. Macaroni and Cheese Mousse

    October 25, 2007 by Tarrant Figlio

    Now, I know all of you enjoy macaroni and cheese. Give this one from Mary Meade’s Magic Recipes for the Blender a try. Just a tiny bit different but still the frugal yummy dinner we all love. It really is mousse like or souffle like or rather well…custard like. But you will like it. I tend to use cheddar instead but the American really does melt better.

    Macaroni and Cheese Mousse

    (6 servings)
    A variation of a standard American dish.

    Cook about 12 minutes in boiling salted water and drain 8 ounces macaroni (elbow or broken lengths)

    Crumb in blender and set aside
    2 slices white bread, torn apart

    Place in blender container

    3 eggs
    1 1/2 cups milk
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/3 cup butter
    1/4 cup packed parsley
    1 small onion, in quarters
    2 pimientos
    1/2 pound American cheese, diced

    Blend about 30 seconds and mix with macaroni. Add crumbs. Place in a greased shallow baking dish, 9 x 12 inches, and set in a pan of hot water. Bake in a moderate oven at 350 degrees for an hour or until the custard sets. Serve plain or with a tomato sauce.

    Category Cheese, Recipes, retro food | Tags: | 3 Comments

  2. Chicken Orange Salad-Scary for Halloween-Wiggle Wednesday

    October 24, 2007 by Tarrant Figlio

    If you are looking for a retro Jell-o salad for Halloween (and I know you are!) that will scare you just to read it…but will taste pretty good…how about this one? (From 500 Delicious Salad Recipes, 1951)

    Chicken Orange Salad

    3 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
    1/2 cup cold orange juice
    2 cups hot orange juice
    orange sections
    2 tablespoons cold water
    3/4 cup boiling chicken stock
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon white pepper
    1 pimento, chopped
    1/4 teaspoon onion juice
    3 cups diced cooked chicken
    3/4 cup heavy cream, whipped
    Lettuce, Mayonnaise

    Soften 1 1/2  tablespoons gelatin in cold orange juice for 5 minutes; dissolve in hot orange juice and strain. Cool. Decorate a large mold, ring mold. or individual molds, with orange sections and cover with half of the slightly thickened gelatin. Chill until firm. Soften remaining gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes; dissolve in boiling chicken stock and cool until it begins to thicken. Add salt, pepper, pimento, onion juice, and chicken. Fold in whipped cream and pour over orange gelatin. Chill. When firm, add remaining orange gelatin. Chill. Unmold on lettuce and serve with mayonnaise. Serves 12.

    Category Poultry, Recipes, retro food, Salads | Tags: | 4 Comments

  3. Orange Peel Cookies

    October 23, 2007 by Tarrant Figlio

    These cookies would be fab for Halloween, or a winter holiday party…but I could probably enjoy them year round! Another recipe from Mary Meade’s Magic Recipes for the Electric Blender

    Orange Peel Cookies

    (3 dozen)
    Candied peel and sour cream give a flavor you’ll like.

    Place in blender container
    2 eggs
    2/3 cup shortening
    1 cup sugar
    2/3 cup thick sour cream

    Blend thoroughly, then add and run motor until finely chopped
    1/4 cup candied orange peel

    Sift together in mixing bowl
    21/2 cups sifted flour
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon soda
    Add liquid mixture to flour mixture and mix. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cooky sheet, pressing a small piece of candied peel into top of each cookie. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until delicately browned.

    Category Cookies, Desserts, Recipes, retro food | Tags: | 2 Comments

  4. Meatloaf Monday-Meat Loaf Delicious

    October 22, 2007 by Tarrant Figlio

    Use a blender to make a meatloaf? Yes, at least according to Mary Meade’s Magic Recipes for the Electric Blender (1952)-a fab retro cookbook find. For those of you out there with gluten issues-this one is breadcrumb free!

    Meat Loaf Delicious

    (8 or more servings)
    Perfectly Seasoned

    Place in blender container

    1 egg
    1/2 cup water
    1 small onion, quartered
    Tops from 4 or 5 stalks celery, in pieces
    4 or 5 sprigs parsley
    2 teaspoons salt
    1/2 teaspoon sage
    1/4 teaspoon pepper
    Blend until vegetables are chopped. Mix with

    2 pounds ground beef
    1/2 pound bulk pork sausage
    Pack into loaf pan and bake at 350 for 1 hour and 15 minutes. This loaf is good hot or cold, and it can be sliced into neat, thin slices when cold, so the leftovers are fine for Sunday night.

    Category Meat, Recipes, retro food | Tags: , | No Comments

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