59 in 2012

59 of Mom's recipes in 2012.

What's old is new. Some of these recipes date back to the 1950's. It will be interesting adapting the recipes to current cooking methods and ingredient availability. Let the food history lesson begin!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

New Orleans Revisited

The page from the October 1960 Woman's Day was definitely a find. I had just enough leftover Bienville sauce to dress up 6 Oysters Rockefeller and also use it in the sauce for Thomas Keller's "Oysters & Pearls" = oyster tapioca pudding and it is yummy! The recipe calls for 1/3 cup of whipped cream, but I ran out of cream and used stiff whipped egg white. That worked and made it have a few less calories.

The Egg's Hussarde were a big hit with Lenny. His only complaint was that I skimped on the Marchand de Vin sauce. It said a spoonful and I probably put on 3 tablespoons; but being the gravy lover that he is that wasn't enough. Tonight I will make it up to him when I serve it with beef tenderloin and sauted mushrooms.

I am anxious to move on to recipe # 7 but have not decided whether or not to introduce Lenny to SPAM.

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