A fine article on the NPR website educated me on the origins of Chicken Kiev…not from Kiev, not made with garlic. Apparently this rather time consuming chicken cutlet originated in the culinary schools of Paris during the 19th century and was made with veal rather than chicken. When the Russian based students took the dish … Continue reading
There are surely thousands of recipes for meat loaf, from the most basic off the side of the oatmeal box to elaborate stuffed and gravied creations. My friend Diane B once wrote a funny article about her “man loaf” recipe for a meat loaf stuffed with an Italian sausage, served with a side of cardiac … Continue reading
This particular recipe card doesn’t have a title or name for this dish, so I called it Hamburger Pie. It reminds me of something my mom used to make, although I can’t think offhand what that was called either. But it did involve shaping the meat into a pie crust type of thing and then … Continue reading
I recently shared with you a recipe called Sloppy Lasagna – which sounds really yummy and easy. This particular card appears to be virtually identical in ingredients and method, so the cook could have forgotten that she wrote it twice, or wrote out one to share and then forgot to give it to someone. I’m … Continue reading
This isn’t even a recipe card, it’s just cut out of a piece of card stock. Thrifty lady! It’s one of my favorites though, because I love the phonetic spellings of the cheeses. This is more of what my mother would call a rigatoni bake. Sloppy Lasagna – 375º 1 box rigatonni 1 lb rogatta … Continue reading
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