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salads

More Salad Trauma

November 13, 2018 Mary Kelly You Ate What? 13 comments

Betty Crocker’s Salads General Mills 1978 I don’t know why salad books have been on my radar, but I have had a couple show up in the last few weeks. So here is the Betty Crocker version of salads. I

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Soyfood Recipes cover

Soyfood

September 6, 2018 Holly You Ate What? 8 comments

Soyfood Recipes for the American Table: Favorite Dishes from the Folks at White Wave White Wave 1998 Submitter: I really like tofu, especially if it’s breaded and fried and has a fantastic sauce. What I don’t like about this cookbook

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Groovy Guys Cooking

February 16, 2018 Mary Kelly Guy Stuff, You Ate What? 14 comments

Cooking From Scratch The Single Man’s Guide to Making Out in the Kitchen Warberg 1976 Direct from the 1970s, we have a cookbook made especially for those guys who are single, or the wife is working and the poor guy

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leftovers cookbook cover

Leftovers in 2018

January 2, 2018 Mary Kelly You Ate What? 16 comments

  Left Over for Tomorrow Tenison 1971 Time to kick off 2018 with some helpful advice about leftovers. Hopefully you have some remnants of holiday dinners to try out with this book.  At any given time in our fridge are

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Permanent cooking pleasure

The Pleasure of Cooking

November 10, 2017 Mary Kelly You Ate What? 16 comments

Cooking Pleasure Permanent Cookware 1976 Who knew cooking was all about the pleasure? Doesn’t this couple look like they are having a good time? You just know that the guy in the picture is just so happy to give his

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casserole recipes

Casserole Cuisine

July 24, 2017 Mary Kelly You Ate What? 7 comments

Casseroles Favorite Recipes of Home Economics Teachers Favorite Recipes Press 1982 As a true Midwesterner, I embrace casserole cuisine. However, not all casseroles are created equal and this book proves it. Note the “surprise” casserole. (I think my mother had

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500 Tasty Snacks recipes

Tasty Party Snacks

June 26, 2017 Mary Kelly You Ate What? 19 comments

500 Tasty Snacks Ideas for Entertaining 1950 I think a good rule of thumb for cookbooks is that one should be able to identify the food pictured. Some of these old cookbooks seem to delight in NOT looking like something

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three easy pieces quick menu cookbook

Mix and Match Cooking

June 9, 2017 Mary Kelly You Ate What? 9 comments

Three Easy Pieces The Quick Menu Cookbook General Foods Corporation 1985 This cookbook is trying to be clever by splitting the book into three sections. Get it? You mix and match each section to come up with a delightful menu.

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