Bubble and Squeak are little cakes of fried vegetables, typically potatoes and cabbage. The name ‘bubble and squeak’ was coined in 1785 to describe the noises it made when cooked over a fire. I remember it mentioned as a child…
Occasionally, I’ll use tomato paste as an egg replacer in savory dishes. It’s a great binder for burgers and (obviously) meatloaves. Though, recently this tomato soup recipe has been making a serious comeback. Some say the original is a midcentury…
Don’t be scared—bananas have always made great binders and egg-replacers! Why should they be reserved for the sweet stuff? This gem was uncovered EatMeDaily.com and came from a publication by the Meloripe Fruit Company. The leaflet read “From Bananas: How…
During the Japanese occupation of the Phillipines, American brands weren’t accessible. Instead, the Filipinos came up with creative alternatives to their favorite American products. Banana Ketchup was one of those creations. It remained so popular that it become mass produced…
The beginnings of upside-down cakes are a little older than our retro time frame. Inverted cakes date back hundred of years. In the Americas, they were called skillet cakes, cooked over a fire, and featured prunes, apples, or berries. The…
You may or may not know I have a personal connection to the Hawaiian Isles. We moved there when I was a kid and I lived there until after college. You’ll see it’s influence in many of my recipes, personal…
I’ve shared a few biscuit recipes here before and these are just as scrummy! I this 1957 recipe a healthy upgrade with whole wheat flour, but spelt would be a good choice too. I call these “biscuits for people who…
Skipping ahead a little, this retro Sweet Potato Bake fits into the 70s perfectly with a beautiful array of orange and brown! I was a little daunted to take on this recipe, not because of difficulty in veganizing, but it…
This breakfast on-the-go shows that it was just as hard in the 60s to fit fiber into your child’s diet. You had to hide it in a chunky looking ‘milkshake’. Unfortunately, we are still manipulating foods to add fiber and…
Vegan cheeses have become quite a thing as of late. I know of more than a dozen small time artisan and big brand cheeses popping up all over the country—aged nut cheeses, spreadable, wedges, shreds… You name it and they…