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Daisy Dean’s Famous Ten Minute Fritos Recipes
I was at an estate sale this weekend, and saw a batch of cookbooks thrown together in a plastic bag, all for $1.25. Okay, I’m in. When I got home, I was able to dig through my bounty and was pleased as punch to find Daisy Dean’s Famous Ten-Minute Fritos Recipes book. The book is… [Continue Reading]
The Mystery of Pimiento
Nearly every kitschy recipe I find contains pimiento, and yet, I don’t see this ingredient that much in today’s recipes. Pimiento is obviously a key part of the kitschy cupboard, but what made it so? Was it cheap? Easily available everywhere?
The Casserole Cookbook
I just picked up a copy of The Casserole Cookbook at an estate sale for $1.00. The Casserole Cookbook (which can be found used on Amazon) seems to be one in a series of cookbooks issued by the Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago.
The Kitschy Cupboard
There can be many reasons why a dish gets labeled as kitschy cuisine. It could have a kitschy name, be served in a kitschy dish, or it could have been meant as glamorous but ended up disgusting and gross.
What Makes a Cookbook Kitschy?
If you’re unfamiliar with kitschy cuisine, I invite you to read my thoughts on why I think kitsch is king. As far as cookbooks though, there are some hard and fast rules (that I created) on why a cookbook is kitschy (as opposed to just old).
My Favorite Childhood Dishes
Since I started this blog out of my love of some of the silly (yet still good) foods of my youth, I’d thought I’d share some of my favorite dishes.
What Is It With Hard-Boiled Eggs?
Is it just me or do hard-boiled eggs (also called “hard-cooked” eggs) show up an awful lot in kitschy cuisine? I see them plopped atop a dish whole (usually in a circle, perhaps to mimic one large hard-boiled egg), sliced and fanned out on a dish (a technique called “scalloped” eggs), or chopped in fourths… [Continue Reading]
Thoughts on Kitsch
Fritos Clam Cheese Dip
Sorry to say I’m nominating this one for one of the most awesomely horrible recipes I have ever heard of in kitschy cuisine (and that’s saying something.)
Daisy Dean’s Famous Ten Minute Fritos Recipes
I was at an estate sale this weekend, and saw a batch of cookbooks thrown together in a plastic bag, all for $1.25. Okay, I’m in. When I got home, I was able to dig through my bounty and was pleased as punch to find Daisy Dean’s Famous Ten-Minute Fritos Recipes book. The book is [Read On]
The Mystery of Pimiento
Nearly every kitschy recipe I find contains pimiento, and yet, I don’t see this ingredient that much in today’s recipes. Pimiento is obviously a key part of the kitschy cupboard, but what made it so? Was it cheap? Easily available everywhere?
The Casserole Cookbook
I just picked up a copy of The Casserole Cookbook at an estate sale for $1.00. The Casserole Cookbook (which can be found used on Amazon) seems to be one in a series of cookbooks issued by the Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago.
The Kitschy Cupboard
There can be many reasons why a dish gets labeled as kitschy cuisine. It could have a kitschy name, be served in a kitschy dish, or it could have been meant as glamorous but ended up disgusting and gross.
What Makes a Cookbook Kitschy?
If you’re unfamiliar with kitschy cuisine, I invite you to read my thoughts on why I think kitsch is king. As far as cookbooks though, there are some hard and fast rules (that I created) on why a cookbook is kitschy (as opposed to just old).
My Favorite Childhood Dishes
Since I started this blog out of my love of some of the silly (yet still good) foods of my youth, I’d thought I’d share some of my favorite dishes.
What Is It With Hard-Boiled Eggs?
Is it just me or do hard-boiled eggs (also called “hard-cooked” eggs) show up an awful lot in kitschy cuisine? I see them plopped atop a dish whole (usually in a circle, perhaps to mimic one large hard-boiled egg), sliced and fanned out on a dish (a technique called “scalloped” eggs), or chopped in fourths [Read On]
