I'm thinking of a great and unforgettable segue into the topic for today's blog. But you see, I have to think about dinner and since there just aren't enough hours in the day, I need to find help. Maybe a 1973 Better Homes and Gardens book? Why of course! Good golly, why didn't I think of that? Meals In Minutes. Did you read that? MINUTES. Not an hour, not a half hour. Minutes. Sometimes 30 minutes.
Did that suffice as a cheesy way of getting this ball rolling?
What was with 1973? These recipes are frightful. Good thing my conception was probably in November-December of that year. How's that for clock punching? Since I am of the 1970s, I can assume this would be the least of my worries.
Eh, I know. I need help. Maybe a 1973 Better Homes and Gardens book?
Okay, I'll stop rambling. We are killing minutes. And every minute wasted is one we will never get back so why spend 120 of them in the kitchen?
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Meatloaf stuffed tomatoes. I will reiterate that sometimes things just don't need to be explained because I cannot come up with an explanation for it. |
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Calling out the B.S. troops on Poached Fish with delectable Almond Sauce. If someone has time to carve out radish flowers, they have time to make something a little less hideous. |
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The Droste Effect of retro food. Ham in Stuffing Shells. It goes on and on and on. |
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If i was a shrimp and I knew I was on my way into someone's gut, my headless body would be plunged into a beer butter too. If I'm going down, I am taking everybody with me. Someone is going to get a stomachache from eating drunk buttery me. |
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May the eternal flame of Pineapple Jubilee never stop. Seriously. Butterfly effect anybody? |
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This looks quaint enough. Hearty Fiesta Burgers warm and toasty with crusty bread and a real smoky beverage. If I am going to be a Peeping Tom in someone's window on a cold winter eve, this is what I would want to see while I'm creeping. |
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Bologna Bunwiches. In the words of my late father, this is"horsecock.". I've never wanted bologna after that revelation. Horescock mixed with kidney beans and tomato sauce and served on bread. My father would be proud. |
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Pictures! We need pictures or this never happened! |
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Fillet of Sole en Papillote or for the rest of us, fish in parchment paper packets. Some would see a sack of surprise, bursting with flavor. Some will see charred paper. I see charred paper. |
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Steak Skillet Supper. The caption reads: Steak Skillet supper will win approval from the whole family. That would probably not include my husband, daughters, son. |
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I kept this caption because I could not do an explanation justice. I could speculate ensuing gas or gut rot from it though. |
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I've seen enough Monsters Inside Me to know that this isn't a good sign. If only I could see an animated parasite wreaking havoc on this poor cake. |
In the hour and a half I took to write this, I could have created a feast. I need help so I need to resort to this book or I am going to be waving my arms to no avail.
This was Meals in Minutes? I have an edition from the 60s and, well, your version is so much better!
ReplyDeleteThank you!! Yes, this was the 1973 book. I have the 1963 book too but couldn't get much use from it. I'm sure I will eventually!
DeleteI despise bologna. It pretty much is the only thing I won't eat. Did you look carefully at the Fiesta Burgers Recipe? All processed!
ReplyDeleteIt would take longer to open cans and throw stuff together than it would to make a simple hamburger! My father's name for bologna is very apt. Remember when it had the red casing around it and had to be peeled off before eaten?
DeleteLife is definitely too short to carve a radish! Flaming pineapples make up for many things, however. Tho' maybe not beery prawns. Ew.
ReplyDeleteWords to live by!
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