Category Archives: Vintage & Retro Style

10
Jan

Cookbook Tuesdays: Mirro-Matic Pressure Pan // Stuffed Peppers

Woo! The final in our Mirro Challenge series. (The winner won’t be chosen until tomorrow, so there’s still time to post your recipe review in the comments of that there linked post, hint hint.) I’ve written about my 1954 Mirro-Matic … Continue reading →

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3
Jan

Cookbook Tuesdays: Magical Desserts

If you read last week’s post (and if you didn’t, why not?) then you know that I’m giving away a copy of Magical Desserts with Whip ’n Chill to a random taste-tester of the likely-inedible Banana Tuna Salad. I still … Continue reading →

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2
Jan

Cookbook Challenge: Doing My Part

Okay, folks, I have taken on and completed my portion of last week’s Cookbook Challenge, the long-waiting Ketchup In Dessert from a 1956 ad for Heinz Ketchup. First, we start off with some tart, green Granny Smith apples. We peel them, slice … Continue reading →

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27
Dec

Cookbook Tuesdays: Mirro Challenge!

Once upon a time (April of 2011), I invited my readers to prepare a 1956 dessert recipe that used, as a main ingredient no less, ketchup. I had no takers. The recipe, while unusual, didn’t actually sound awful. I’m still … Continue reading →

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21
Dec

Take a Look-See: Party Chef by Cory

Perhaps best know for vacuum coffee pots and the patented “Cory coffee rod,” the Cory Corporation is also responsible for the flying saucer shaped gem that is the Party Chef electric skillet, patented in 1956. Behold, its brushed aluminum space-age … Continue reading →