Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Cooking for Two

With the move coming up in only a few days, I've been cooking nearly nothing but fried egg sandwiches. Not really the kind of thing I can post here, again and again. But, also thanks to the move, I uncovered this gem of a cookbook, copyright 1968, this edition printed 1980:


As a new occasional feature, I'm going to post pages of Cooking for Two right here, for you and a lucky partner. I'm sure you'll find it useful, because, as the cover indicates, it has something for every occasion.

Like ham rolls. Or, at least we think they are ham rolls:

"What are those? Hot dogs... or ham? Ham rolls?"

"I think they're ham rolled around broccoli."

"But, there's got to be something else in the middle. The broccoli's probably just stuck in the end for decoration."

So yeah. Ham rolls. With cheese. And cherries. And daisy petals. And fruit freaking cocktail. Every occasion!

Occasions such as your husband's promotion, or a crushing case of empty nest syndrome.



Cornish game hens for all. I mean two. Cornish game hens for two.

2 comments:

Rob Hunt said...

Wow.
Genuine kudos to the art director who managed to make ice cream look disgusting! I look forward to more in this series.

Karin said...

I have a 1964 Betty Crocker version of a very similar book (Betty Crocker's NEW Dinner for Two) that I got from Stuart's mom. I've actually made a couple of things out of it, but agree that it mostly makes for hilarious reading in a way that only dated recipes and home-making advice can manage (Jellied Chicken -- ewwwww!). Should you need more material for this series, let me know :)