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Vintage Recipe Thursday - Coffee Pie

Vintage Recipe Thursday is back!

 

This is as simple as it gets with super yummy results.  This pie is surprisingly light, smooth and not too sweet - and it goes down REAL easy!  The coffee flavor is very refreshing too - like an iced coffee pie.

The recipe is from Good Housekeeping's Party Pie Book, 1958.

 

You will need...

 

1 1/3 cups crushed 2 3/4 in. chocolate wafers

3 tbsp. melted butter or margarine

1 pkg. instant chocolate pudding

1 pkg. instant vanilla pudding

1 1/2 cups milk

1 pint soft coffee ice cream

 

 

 

In greased 9 in. pie plate, mix together chocolate wafer crumbs and butter until crumbly.

 

 

 

With back of spoon, press mixture to bottom and side of plate.

 

 

In large electric-mixer bowl, with mixer at medium speed, or "cream", beat chocolate and vanilla puddings with milk until smooth and thickened - about 2 minutes.

(**I used fat free, sugar free puddings and low fat milk.)

 

 

Add ice cream and continue beating until blended.

(**With the ice cream, I did not skimp, and used the real stuff... Haagen Dazs Coffee Ice Cream.)

 

 

 

Pour into pie shell. Refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving.

 

 

Now, if you're anything like me, I always have trouble with pudding based pies not being firm enough when I cut into them.

So, with this pie, after refrigerating it over night, I put it in the freezer for about an hour before cutting it, and voila!  It was just firm enough to cut nicely, but was not fully frozen.

 

 

I hope this recipe is something you might want to try!

 

Hoping you have a lovely day.

 

XOXOXO

 

Vintage Recipe Thursday - Vanilla Almond Cookies

Oh My Dears, I did not have time to actually bake this recipe yet, although I do intend to.  But I did not want to miss sharing something with you on Vintage Recipe Thursday.  

I know we are all busy bees right now, but sometimes we find that we still need to bake that one last thing, perhaps as a last minute gift. Or we have misjudged just how much we needed to bake for the holidays (or have eaten much of it before the holidays even get here!) and we are looking for something simple yet yummy to make.

These cookies are just right!

 

 

I myself have taken to ending each day with a nice, comforting hot cup of tea, and I think these cookies sound like a lovely way to include something a little sweet.

 

The next Vintage Recipe Thursday will be on January 5, 2012.

 

Hope you enjoy!

 

XOXOXO

Vintage Recipe Thursday - Susan's Macaroni, Tomato and Cheese

Feeling cheesy?  Today's vintage recipe is for you!  All I can say is yum.  

This is another one dish meal, and is easy and quick to make.

 

 

From Good Housekeeping's Egg and Cheese, Spaghetti and Rice Dishes, 1958...

 

 

Susan's Macaroni, Tomato and Cheese

 

2 cups macaroni (I used elbow.)

4 tsp. butter or margarine

3/4 cup fresh bread crumbs

4 tsp. minced onions

2 tbsp. butter or margarine

1 tbsp. flour

1/4 tsp. dry mustard

3/4 tsp. salt

speck pepper

2 cups milk (I used 2%.)

2 cups (1/2 lb.) grated Cheddar cheese (I used reduced fat.)

2 medium tomatoes, in 1/2 in. slices

 

Start heating oven to 400 degrees.

Cook macaroni as package directs; drain.

In double boiler, melt 4 tsp. butter; toss with bread crumbs; set aside.

 

In same double boiler, combine onion, 2 tbsp. butter, flour, mustard, salt, pepper;

 

 

 

 

 

Stir in milk; cook, stirring often, until smooth.

 

 

Add 1 1/2 cups of cheese. Stir until melted.

 

In 1 1/2-qt. casserole, place half of macaroni, all but 2 or 3 tomato slices, then rest of macaroni.

 

 

 

Pour on cheese sauce; sprinkle with rest of cheese and buttered crumbs; arrange rest of tomato slices on top.

 

 

 

 

Bake 20 minutes.  Makes 6 to 8 servings.

 

 

This is very delicious!  Warm, gooey, cheesy and crunchy, and the tomatoes add a nice little tang.  

 

 

 

 

I hope you'll give this a try.

If you have any requests for recipes for future Vintage RecipeThursdays, just leave me a comment or post on my Facebook Page.  I'll do my best!

 

XOXOXOX

Vintage Recipe Thursday - Martha's Company Casserole

For today's Vintage Recipe, I thought a casserole might be just the right thing as we all get busier and busier preparing for the holidays.  It's so nice to be able to have a whole meal in one dish, and this recipe can be made ahead of time and refrigerated until you are ready to bake it.

This recipe is from the 1958 Good Housekeeping's Casserole Book.

 

 

Martha's Company Casserole

 

4 cups noodles (1/2 lb.)

1 tbsp. butter or margarine

1 lb. ground beef

2 8-oz. can tomato sauce

1/2 lb. cottage cheese (1 cup)

1 8-oz. package soft cream cheese

1/4 cup sour cream

1/3 cup scallions

1 tbsp. minced green pepper

2 tbsp. melted butter or margarine

 

 

Cook noodles as package directs; drain. 

 

 

 

Meanwhile, in butter in skillet, saute beef until browned. (*I used olive oil instead of butter).  Stir in tomato sauce.  Remove from heat. (*The directions do not say anything about draining the fat before adding the sauce, but I did.)

 

 

Combine cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, scallions and green peppers. (*I used lower fat versions of all of the cheeses.  I also used red pepper instead of green because that was what I had in the fridge.)

 

In a 2 qt. casserole, spread half of the noodles; cover with cheese mixture; 

 

...then cover with rest of noodles.  Pour melted butter over noodles, then tomato-meat sauce.  Refrigerate.

 

 

(*I sprinkled a little bit of low fat cheddar cheese on top too.)

 

About 1 hour before serving, start heating oven to 375 degrees. Bake casserole 45 min.  Makes 6 servings.

 

YUM!  It comes out all cheesy and bubbly, and reminded me very much of a homemade Hamburger Helper-type dinner.  Which sometimes is not so bad!  A little bit of comfort food, after a long busy day of shopping and decorating, is a real nice thing.

 

 

 

I would make a salad with it, and it would be a perfect meal I think even the little kiddles would like.

 

 

And a little eye-candy for dessert!  Vintage casserole dishes...

 

 

I, of course, love the chicken one.

 

OK, so now that you ate dinner, back to wrapping presents and decorating that tree!!

 

XOXOXOX

Vintage Recipe Thursday

Happy December!

It is time for my very first Vintage Recipe Thursday.  Hope you enjoy it.

 Today's recipe is from 1958, Good Housekeeping's Book of Cookies...

 

Aren't the graphics wonderful?

 

OK, here we go.  Today our recipe is for:

 

DREAM BARS

 

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.  With electric mixer at medium speed, thoroughly mix 1/4 cup soft butter or margarine with 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed, and 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour;

 

 

 

 

 

Press into greased 12 in. X 8 in. X 1 in. pan; bake for 15 min.

 

 

(My pan was a little larger then that, so my bars will be slightly thinner.)

 

Next mix 2 eggs, unbeaten, with 1 cup brown sugar until very light and fluffy.

 

At low speed, beat in 1 tsp. vanilla extract, 1/4 tsp. salt, 1 cup corn flakes, 1 cup flaked coconut, and 1 cup chopped walnuts (I used pecan, just 'cause I love 'em) just until mixed.

 

Spread over baked layer.

 

 

Bake 20 min.  Cut into bars while warm.  Makes 3 1/2 doz.

 

Yum!  They are chewy and crunchy and brown sugary...  

 

the only thing I would do different next time is add chocolate chips.  Oh yeah.  

 

OK, so once again, you will need:

 

1/4 cup softened butter or margarine

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

1 cup sifted all-purpose flour

2 eggs

1 cup brown sugar, packed

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/4 tsp. salt

1 cup corn flakes

1 cup flaked coconut

1 cup chopped walnuts (I used pecans)

 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed my very first Vintage Recipe Thursday!  I am off to work on a little tutorial, plus get a few more new wares finished for the shop.

 

Happy Day to you!

 

XOXOXOX