We don't use many processed foods in our house, but Bisquick baking mix is one item I keep on hand. I use it mostly for prepping purposes, but cycling through is a good idea, so periodically, I bake with it. With my arm injury now at a month out, I am able to work on… Continue reading Vintage Recipes: Apple Coffee Cake
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Vintage Recipes: Spicy Muffins
Not that long ago, spicy meant adding spices, not heat, to your recipes. Not that it has many actual spices added, it is very much a victim to the recipe's age. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon is just a pinch of dust in each muffin. But I know, food with flavor wasn't a real thing… Continue reading Vintage Recipes: Spicy Muffins
Vintage Recipes: Cream Rice Pudding
Vintage recipes can be interesting in making them. The rice is cooked in this rice pudding recipe until it falls apart. It works, but you start questioning your idea to make it right up to dishing the pudding up. A taste of it warm confirms it was worth cooking the life out of that poor… Continue reading Vintage Recipes: Cream Rice Pudding
WWII Ration Recipes: Scrambled Corn and Macaroni
My kids looked at this meal and were making gacking noises, but when they tried it..it wasn't that bad. One of them actually liked it. Your mind thinks of mac and cheese, but there is no cheese. And there probably hasn't been a recipe like this since 1945, when war rationing finally ended. This vintage… Continue reading WWII Ration Recipes: Scrambled Corn and Macaroni
Vintage Recipes: Swiss and Bacon Squares
The inspiration for this recipe came from a vintage recipe card: Figuring out when the recipe came out? Not so easy. Finding the booklet it came out of, "The Bisquick No Time to Cook Summer Recipe Book, Volume III," isn't easy to find, though I saw remarks of a 1980 edition; maybe the mid to… Continue reading Vintage Recipes: Swiss and Bacon Squares