In June of 2015 we took out the lawns, all of the front yard and half of the backyard, due to the California Drought. I owe you an update on the progress; it’s coming along nicely, slow at times, but we have made nice progress. I’m excited to see where it goes and how it looks as we work on it.
Thanks to everyone who visited my blog, who shared my recipes, and who made my recipes. In the future, I hope to bring you more projects and posts from my husband. You’ll see his handy work in our Lawn Dice and in my How to Make Horizontal Photos into a Pinterest-friendly Vertical Pin Using Photoshop tutorial. I’ll continue to bring you the best tasty goodness in the coming year!
These Chocolate Covered Coconut Bites are based on the recipe for my Coconut Bars, which is my most popular recipe of all time on my blog! So it doesn’t surprise me that these are also really popular. I simply added a bit of chocolate in the mixture and topped them with chocolate, them I made them in cute little star-shaped molds.
This Coconut Milk Coffee Creamer is a rich creamy vegan treat for your morning coffee. Looks like you guys really love coconut goodies! I have to admit that I ate about as much of this creamer with a spoon as I actually poured into my coffee. I simply couldn’t help myself, it was so tasty!
Mushrooms cooked in a citrus marinade; this Mushroom Asada was the brain-child of my wonderful husband. He thought that I should put the mushrooms in our favorite carne asada marinade and grill them up for a great vegan taco filling. And, boy was he right! We make this one all the time, and have even made it for the Easter dinner taco bar, and they were a huge hit!
This Mashed Potato Casserole is perfect comfort food! Mashed potatoes topped with a crunchy cheese topping and all baked to smooth creamy perfection. Yum! I need to make this one again soon.
This Homemade Onion Soup Mix is a great vegan version of that packet I used to use as a kid. It was actually made as part of a larger recipe for Italian Apricot Stew (a remake of a childhood favorite, which I later learned is also called Golfer’s Chicken).
I love mushrooms (can you tell?). This Mushroom Soup is filled with mushroom flavor. It’s creamy, it’s earthy, it’s delicious! I can’t say enough good stuff about this, except that if you like mushrooms, you need to try this soup! And, as an interesting side note, this soup is the reason why there were mushrooms in the fridge for Dan to come up with recipe #7, Mushroom Asada.
We make this Teriyaki Sauce all the time around here. In fact, there’s almost always some in the fridge. We had some last night on tofu that I baked in the oven, then we threw the teriyaki tofu into some fried rice that we made with leftover cooked rice. It’s really good to have sauces at the ready for use on things like leftovers. This is a great teriyaki sauce that’s easy to make, and uses things that are probably already in your cupboard. And, it’s so much better than anything I’ve ever gotten in a jar or bottle.
So yummy and so fun! These Easy Baked Pizza Wraps are not only fun to make, they’re fun to eat. They make a great after school or after work snack. They also make an awesome football party appetizer! Nom away on these!
I hope that you don’t get a cold or the flu anytime, but if you do, this Cinnamon Sore Throat Tea will help you feel better. Make it with dairy milk or plant-based milk of your choice. I’ve been so happy to have this recipe around so many times!
Dinner: American palates became more sophisticated thanks to Julia Child, but many 60's meals were still dominated by convenience foods like this terrifying olive,celery and cheese jello salad. Buffet dinners of beef stroganoff, green beans amandine and flaming cherries jubilee were popular.
As you can see from the decade's top recipes, the 1950s were all about the intersection of comfort food and convenience—casseroles and quick dishes like Chicken a la King and Welsh rarebit reigned supreme.
Meat (March 1940) was first, followed by fat and eggs, cheese, tinned tomatoes, rice, peas, canned fruit and breakfast cereals. Remember this was a world where even in the pre-war days of plenty, olive oil was sold as a medical aid and dried pasta was confined to a few Italian shops. Rice was mainly for puddings.
Vegetable pies and turnovers, fruit preserves, carrot cookies – basically anything you can imagine! Another food that was popular, and which certainly needs no introduction, is Spam. It might not seem like the most exciting product, but back then (with so many food shortages), Spam was fully embraced.
There was no such thing as the keto diet in the 1950s—meat and potatoes reigned supreme. You'd find hearty main dishes like Salisbury steak, beef stroganoff and meat loaf on a '50s dinner menu, plus scrumptious sides. Casseroles were also popular, particularly those featuring seafood or ham.
Popular packaged foods included Kellogg's Frosted Flakes and Special K cereals, General Mills' Trix and Cocoa Puffs cereals, Star-Kist Tuna, Minute Rice, Eggo Waffles, Pepperidge Farm Cookies, Ruffles potato chips, Rice-A-Roni, Ramen Noodles, and Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream.
'Diets were generally healthier than today, with people eating more vegetables and milk, and far less fat and sugar. People were more aware of the importance of seasonal produce, having been involved in growing vegetables during the war.
Pizza has rightfully earned its place as the world's most beloved food. This Italian creation has become a staple in numerous countries, with endless variations to suit every taste bud. Whether you prefer thin crust or deep dish, classic Margherita, or loaded pepperoni, pizza has something for everyone.
Try finger foods like devilled eggs, tea sandwiches, salted nuts, prawn co*cktail and canapés. Cakes were also very popular in the 1920s with red velvets, pound cakes and devil cakes popular. For a Queensland twist try a mini upside down pineapple cake.
Other favorites of the time were Bazooka Bubble Gum, Licorice candies, Turkish Taffy, DOTS Candy, Jolly Ranchers, Whoppers Malted Milk Balls, Mike & Ike, and Rain-Blo Bubble Gum. Snacks that emerged during the '40s include Cheerios, Raisin Bran, Chiquita Bananas, Junior Mints, Almond Joy, V8, and Cheetos.
It Wasn't All Meat, Potatoes, Jello, and Mayonnaise
Because meat, fats, dairy, and sugars were in limited supply, 1940s eating included a lot more fruits and vegetables than we eat in modern times. Families were encouraged to plant “Victory Gardens” so that more food could be used to feed soldiers.
Other favorites of the time were Bazooka Bubble Gum, Licorice candies, Turkish Taffy, DOTS Candy, Jolly Ranchers, Whoppers Malted Milk Balls, Mike & Ike, and Rain-Blo Bubble Gum. Snacks that emerged during the '40s include Cheerios, Raisin Bran, Chiquita Bananas, Junior Mints, Almond Joy, V8, and Cheetos.
The most popular music style during the 1940s was swing, which prevailed during World War II. In the later periods of the 1940s, less swing was prominent and crooners like Frank Sinatra, along with genres such as bebop and the earliest traces of rock and roll, were the prevalent genre.
The 1940s were defined by World War II, the Holocaust, atomic bombs, and the beginning of the Cold War. Women were needed in the workforce to replace men who went to war, and wartime production pulled the U.S. out of the Great Depression.
Introduction: My name is Fr. Dewey Fisher, I am a powerful, open, faithful, combative, spotless, faithful, fair person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.
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