Wednesday March 27, 2013 at 14:30

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Aloha, Illinois
Tiki Modern, 2007, Sven A. Kirsten

Aloha, Illinois


Tiki Modern, 2007, Sven A. Kirsten

Tuesday March 26, 2013 at 14:30

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“We have tried to set down the recipes for a number of dishes of foreign origin, in the belief that English people may be stimulated to interpret them, and in doing so find fresh interest in the kitchen.”

interpreting foreign origin

Plats du Jour, or Foreign Food, 1957, Primrose Gray and Patience Boyd, Illustrations by David Gentleman

Monday March 25, 2013 at 14:30

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I like gnawing on a good bone.
Life Picture Cook Book, 1951-58, edited by Mary Hamman, photo by Fred Lyon

I like gnawing on a good bone.

Life Picture Cook Book, 1951-58, edited by Mary Hamman, photo by Fred Lyon

Sunday March 24, 2013 at 14:30

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whip it, whip it good
Dr. Oetker German Home Baking, 1970, Dr. August Oetker Bielefeld

whip it, whip it good

Dr. Oetker German Home Baking, 1970, Dr. August Oetker Bielefeld

Saturday March 23, 2013 at 15:40

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cream upon cream upon cream, with a sliver of cake between.
Dr. Oetker German Home Baking, 1970, Dr. August Oetker Bielefeld

cream upon cream upon cream, with a sliver of cake between.

Dr. Oetker German Home Baking, 1970, Dr. August Oetker Bielefeld

Saturday March 23, 2013 at 15:36

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It still looks like this.

Kenny House, Kew, 1976, by John Kenny
50/60/70 Iconic Australian Houses Three Decades of Domestic Architecture, 2007, Karen McCartney, photos by Michael Wee

Saturday March 16, 2013 at 13:30

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EGG AND CHEESE DIP.

Cream cheese 
Pinch salt and pepper
One tablespoon lemon juice
One dessertspoon grated onion
Half teaspoon mixed mustard
Mayonnaise to blend three chopped hard boiled eggs
One dessertspoon minced parsley

Soften cream cheese at room temperature and beat until smooth. Flavor with salt, peppers, lemon, onion, Worcestershire Sauce and mustard. Blend well adding a little mayonnaise to make a dip consistency. Fold in the chopped eggs and minced parsley Serve in a small bowl with crisp vegetables, crackers, potato crisps and pretzels for dipping. Serves ten.


My flat mate dumped French Onion soup mix into cream cheese for a party once and told me "they'll lap it up." She was right.

The Sun News-Pictorial Dollar Cook Book, late 60's?, Nancy Baldwin, photo by Frank Wood

Friday March 15, 2013 at 13:30

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concentric rings 
Encyclopedia of European Cooking, 1962, Musia Soper

concentric rings

Encyclopedia of European Cooking, 1962, Musia Soper

Thursday March 14, 2013 at 13:30

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a side of salmon slapped down
Life Picture Cook Book, 1951-58, edited by Mary Hamman, photo by Eliot Elisofan

a side of salmon slapped down

Life Picture Cook Book, 1951-58, edited by Mary Hamman, photo by Eliot Elisofan

Wednesday March 13, 2013 at 13:30

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deconstructed salad
The Sun News-Pictorial Dollar Cook Book, late 60’s?, Nancy Baldwin, photo by Frank Wood

deconstructed salad

The Sun News-Pictorial Dollar Cook Book, late 60’s?, Nancy Baldwin, photo by Frank Wood

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