Cooking
Planked Steak
Amount of Meat to Buy for Each Person
Meat shrinks from one-third to one-half in cooking. Therefore allow one-fourth pound of meat without bone for each serving, and one-half pound of meat consisting of lean, fat and bone as a minimum for each serving.---The Victory Binding of the American Woman's Cook Book, Wartime Edition
Every now and then, I like to give Matt a nice 'manly' meal.
A cut of beef seared first on the stove then cooked in the oven, on an oiled cedar plank.
Scalloped Potatoes
Potatoes, sliced and layered in a baking dish. seasoned with salt & pepper and sprinkled with flour and bits of butter; repeat at least twice. add enough milk till it just shows among the potato slices. Cover, bake (350-400) till taters are tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Remove cover the last fifteen minutes, to brown.
Spinach Salad
A basic salad. Spinach, hard-boiled eggs (the whites and yolks were supposed to be chopped separately, but I was pressed for time), and home-made French dressing.
I only had the potatoes and salad, both of which were good. The potatoes were as simple as they could be, but didn't survive long enough to become left-overs.
We're kicking off our fourth year of Blog Party by taking a look back at some of our favorite first-year themes. This month, we're revisiting a BP favorite, Retro Party!
We're doing a bit of time-travel, and bringing back some of the weird and wonderful dishes & drinks from the 20's through the late sixties. You won't want to miss it! R.S.V.P. no later than Thursday, 21 August. Hope to see you there!
Tagged with: Food and Drink + Wartime Wednesday + Steak + Potatoes + Salad + Spinach + Cookbooks + Retro
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Cooking
Wartime Wednesdays: Manly Dinner
Planked Steak
Amount of Meat to Buy for Each Person
Meat shrinks from one-third to one-half in cooking. Therefore allow one-fourth pound of meat without bone for each serving, and one-half pound of meat consisting of lean, fat and bone as a minimum for each serving.---The Victory Binding of the American Woman's Cook Book, Wartime Edition
Every now and then, I like to give Matt a nice 'manly' meal.
A cut of beef seared first on the stove then cooked in the oven, on an oiled cedar plank.
Scalloped Potatoes
Potatoes, sliced and layered in a baking dish. seasoned with salt & pepper and sprinkled with flour and bits of butter; repeat at least twice. add enough milk till it just shows among the potato slices. Cover, bake (350-400) till taters are tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Remove cover the last fifteen minutes, to brown.
Spinach Salad
A basic salad. Spinach, hard-boiled eggs (the whites and yolks were supposed to be chopped separately, but I was pressed for time), and home-made French dressing.
I only had the potatoes and salad, both of which were good. The potatoes were as simple as they could be, but didn't survive long enough to become left-overs.
We're kicking off our fourth year of Blog Party by taking a look back at some of our favorite first-year themes. This month, we're revisiting a BP favorite, Retro Party!
We're doing a bit of time-travel, and bringing back some of the weird and wonderful dishes & drinks from the 20's through the late sixties. You won't want to miss it! R.S.V.P. no later than Thursday, 21 August. Hope to see you there!
Tagged with: Food and Drink + Wartime Wednesday + Steak + Potatoes + Salad + Spinach + Cookbooks + Retro
- Wartime Wednesdays: Coffee Cake
A sample menu for trying times. You know, war time, shortages...hmmm; maybe this is more timely than I thought! Wednesday BREAKFAST Grapefruit Juice Omelet Toast, Dried Fruit Jam Milk, Coffee * LUNCH Boston Baked Beans Carrot Sticks Brown Bread Canned...
- Wartime Wednesdays: Burgundian Beef
WINE IN COOKERY---Wine is friendly to many foods but is equally antagonistic to other favorites. Egg is the outstanding example of the latter and cheese of the former. White and shell fish, poultry, game and meat, except pork, take on added luster by...
- Mac & Cheese
Comfort food, with a kick. Rosemary & red pepper flakes. All I have to say about that. We're kicking off our fourth year of Blog Party by taking a look back at some of our favorite first-year themes. This month, we're revisiting a BP favorite,...
- Scrambled Eggs With Smoked Salmon & Avocado
From Williams-Sonoma Breakfast. There really isn't much to say, is there? Gorgeous, and according to Matt, delicious. Served with crunchy latkes & orange juice, it made for a good, albeit late, dinner. We're kicking off our fourth year of...
- Wartime Wednesdays: Scalloped Chicken
"Today the modern woman carefully plans her meals. She realizes that meals must appeal to the appetite and to the eye, but what is more important, they must be properly balanced to build healthy bodies, to stimulate vigor and energy, and to build up...