http://retro-food.com Vintage cookbooks, retro recipes and more Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:25:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a post about retro furniture...well way retro furniture...that sort that falls under antiques in most people's books. I have a spool bed. It looks like this except...it is missing a spindle. It is missing a spindle because I wiggled it like a loose tooth until it broke when ... http://retro-food.com/2008/07/01/furniture/ I have been an inconsistent blogger for the past couple of months as I prepare to move. It has been worse this week and will be throughout the week and into next week. After that though...I hope to have my cookbooks unpacked, more interest in food again, and generally be ... http://retro-food.com/2008/06/25/bad-blogger/ This is the dish that I introduced to our blended family's holidays. Well, that and eggs Benedict. It is one that everyone will eat. So it definitely, goes on the list of recipes to send our daughter out in the world with. 1 large box Strawberry Banana Jell-0 (or any ... http://retro-food.com/2008/06/18/red-hot-applesauce-jell-o/ Stuck on goo in a pot or pan? This one is the one your other mother didn't know. Clean yucky pans and make them shine again with a mixture of 2 tablespoons cream of tartar dissolved into 1 quart water. Bring the mixture to a boil inside the pot ... http://retro-food.com/2008/06/17/tips-for-a-girl-with-her-own-home/ Bear with me non-family readers as I pass on last minute mommy information this week. My 18 yo daughter Michelle is moving out this week. She has gotten her very first apartment. We are moving out of state as well in just a few weeks. This has caused anxiety all ... http://retro-food.com/2008/06/16/moving-monday-mommy-recipes/ I am heading to BlogherCon again this year. You should too! Really, fun, not scary. I promise. But...I think I need these Food Lover Temporary Tattoos from Archie McPhee. What do you think? Are you going? Which tatt is best for your style? http://retro-food.com/2008/06/12/blogher-accessories/ Ok, this recipe is not how I make deviled crab at all. However, some of you might like it this way... 2 hard boiled eggs 1 raw egg 2 TBS melted butter 1/2 c hot water crab meat 1/2 c bread crumbs 1/4 teasp dry mustard 2 TBS vinegar salt and cayenne pepper to taste Mix yolk of raw egg ... http://retro-food.com/2008/06/10/deviled-crab/ From the same newspaper clipping as yesterday...sounds delicious...and like a very good substitute for mango chutney. 3 17 oz cans apricots in syrup or 24 fresh apricots 1/2 cup seedless raisins 1/3 cup candied ginger 1/2 cup vinegar 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed 3 whole cloves 1 whole allspice 1/3 stick cinnamon 1 clove garlic, minced 1/4 cup toasted slivered ... http://retro-food.com/2008/06/06/apricot-chutney-sauce/ Well, we don't have any alcohol around the house...save for some apricot brandy from a party 5 years ago and a bottle of dry sack sherry that hasn't been opened and was a gift to my father a couple of decades ago. You can tell...big drinkers in this house. However, ... http://retro-food.com/2008/06/05/pina-colada-sauce/ It is hot here. Really hot. Pink snow salad is just the thing. Really. Try it. My mother sometimes made this while we were growing up...not expensive...lots of healthy stuff in it...she actually cut the sugar quite a bit. I would be surprised if she uses more than a 1/2 ... http://retro-food.com/2008/06/04/pink-snow-salad/ It has been hotter than the blazes here this week and humid. I don't want to even look at the kitchen, much less cook. Thus...this is appealing. It is very similar to the much loved curried chicken/curried not chicken salad I make for the family. Luau Tuna Salad 3/4 cup mayonnaise 3/4 tsp ... http://retro-food.com/2008/06/03/luau-tuna-salad/ Yum! A retro teriyaki appetizer. What more could you want? 1/2 c soy sauce 2 tbsp brown sugar 1 clove garlic 1 tsp cracked ginger root 1 1/2 lb. round steak Combine soy sauce, sugar, garlic and ginger root. Cut steak into 1/2 inch cubes; add to soy sauce mixture. Let stand overnight. Remove meat; cook ... http://retro-food.com/2008/06/02/teriyaki-appetizers/ This is a lovely appetizer for your retro party...or a nice snack for a stay at home night in front of the television. Merry Melba Go Rounds  2 3-oz packages cream cheese 1 tsp chili  powder 1 tsp grated onion 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 c pitted ripe olives, chopped Melba toast Combine all ingredients except toast; chill until ... http://retro-food.com/2008/05/30/merry-melba-go-rounds/ Ok, a bit of beef stew is not so bad in the summer is it? Especially when trying to stretch the budget. This one is from my Great Grandmother's files. 1 1/2 lbs cubed stew beef Dredge in 2 TBS flour and pepper and salt (to taste) Brown in 2 tbs. cooking oil 1 ... http://retro-food.com/2008/05/29/burgundy-beef-stew/ This one is from an old newspaper clipping. Dauphin Island is off the coast of Alabama and where my mother spent many of her childhood summers.  Dauphin Island Crab Gumbo 2 cups finely chopped celery 2 cups finely chopped onion 1 bell pepper, finely chopped Minced Parsley 3 tablespoons bacon drippings 3/4 cup sifted flour 2 cups raw ... http://retro-food.com/2008/05/28/dauphin-island-crab-gumbo/