Chicken Cacciatore (Mary Lou Yanosik)

by Mrs Marvel

Chicken Cacciatore

Chicken cacciatore is traditionally made with onions, herbs, tomatoes and wine. Many recipes include peppers and garlic, sometimes mushrooms. This particular recipe includes all of the above. The style is called “hunter style” I can only assume because hunters would have these types of herbs and spices somewhat available to them. Furthermore, there is a popular Italian variation using rabbit in place of chicken. All versions of the casserole are usually served with pasta or bread on the side. Continue reading →

Chow Chow #2

by Mrs Marvel

Chow Chow 2

I think the best way to describe chow chow might be “pickled vegetables.” Do you agree? This particular version of chow chow calls for onions, peppers, and celery. See our previous post for Chow Chow or green tomato relish for other versions, plus I have another to post at some point. Remember that mangoes are really bell peppers in these recipes. For now, check out Chow Chow #2. Continue reading →

Jean’s Spaghetti Sauce & Meatballs

by Mrs Marvel

Jeans Spaghetti Sauce Jeans Spaghetti Sauce Back Jeans Spaghetti Sauce 2 Jeans Spaghetti Sauce 2 Back

Here’s another twofer recipe, in that there were two cards called Jean’s Spaghetti Sauce, but the real bonus is that one of them includes the recipe for the meatballs referenced in the sauce. Whew, I wasn’t sure what we were going to do there! Both recipes seem to have the same ingredients just in a different order. Skip to the back of card #2 and there is the recipe for the meatballs you need to make before you make the sauce. When I transcribed this for you, I tried to put this into order. I also changed “mango” to “pepper” for you. Continue reading →

Ham BBQ Sauce

by Mrs Marvel

Ham BBQ Sauce Ham BBQ Sauce Back

This originally made me think it was only for the sauce, but step 3 is for the addition of chopped ham. It doesn’t say how much, unfortunately, so add as much or as little as you feel necessary for your meal.

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BBQ Sauce, or, Sauce for BBQ

by Mrs Marvel

BBQ Sauce Sauce for BBQ

Today let’s look at two distinctly different preparations for barbecue sauce. Continue reading →