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Spinach, mushroom, leek and jalapeno "impossible" pie -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
Inspired by a recipe in a 1983 Bisquick cookbook this recipe can be done any number of ways and is truly amazing for the ease with which...
Michael Laxer
Apr 8, 20213 min read
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Homemade Bread Cook Book 1973 -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. Potato Bread, Grandma's Oatmeal Bread, Bagels, Spicy Prune Rings and more. Cookbook: Better Homes and Gardens Homemade Bread Cook Book...
Michael Laxer
Mar 25, 20211 min read
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The Fairy Tale Cafes of the USSR -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
with the Nikstukas Cocktail and Potato Horns The photo above is of the Solnyshko (Baby Sun) Café in the far northern Soviet city of...
Michael Laxer
Mar 11, 20212 min read
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A Basketful of Apple Recipes -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. Apple Pizza, Apple Strudel, Crispy Apples, Waldorf Apple Salad & more Cookbook: A Basketful of Apple Recipes, Juliette Huot Publishing...
Michael Laxer
Feb 11, 20211 min read
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Quick to Make, Delicious to Eat: Some Dishes from Latvia -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. Latvian Style Steak and Onion, the Riga Cutlet, Bread Soup & more. Last week we looked at the Soviet English language magazine Sputnik...
Michael Laxer
Feb 4, 20211 min read
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Try Eating the Azerbaijanian Way, USSR 1968 -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. Pilau Turshi, Kyufta-Bozbash Soup, Azerbaijanian-Style Fried Meat & more. The Soviet English language magazine Sputnik often had a...
Michael Laxer
Jan 28, 20211 min read
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Mme Benoit makes brioche, the "Bread Like No Other" -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. True French Brioche, Cheese Brioche, Brioche Patissier and more. Iconic Canadian chef and and cookbook writer Jehane Benoît...
Michael Laxer
Jan 7, 20211 min read
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The Christmas Cookie Book -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. Butterscotch Cutouts, Raspberry Marzipan Cookies, Sour Cream Cookies and more. Vintage Cookbook: The Christmas Cookie Book- Virginia...
Michael Laxer
Dec 17, 20201 min read
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Soviet Life Russian Cuisine 1968 -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. Pirozhki, Shashlik, Beef Stroganoff, Chicken Kiev and more. Vasara Restaurant, USSR 1978 In July, 1968 the English language magazine...
Michael Laxer
Dec 3, 20201 min read
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The Oliver: Reinventing a 1950's Colossal Salami Sandwich
Vintage Cookbook TBT This week I am going to do something a little different for our The Left Chapter occasional "Vintage Cookbook TBT"...
Michael Laxer
Nov 19, 20202 min read
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Family Circle Fast Meals Cookbook -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. Deep South Ham and Sweet Potatoes, Confetti Frank Casserole, Dagwoods & more. Vintage Cookbook: Family Circle Fast Meals Cookbook...
Michael Laxer
Nov 12, 20201 min read
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What could be tastier? -- 4 Soviet mushroom recipes from 1966
Vintage Cookbook TBT w. Mushrooms in Sour Cream, Mushroom Soup w. Barley, Pickled Mushrooms & Salted Mushrooms. In this departure from...
Michael Laxer
Nov 5, 20201 min read
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