I love liver. All kinds. All ways. I’ve loved liver ever since the first time I had it thrown at me during a Benihana hibachi dinner. If liver and onions is on a menu, you bet your sweet bippy that I’m ordering it. Have I ever told you that I was a weird child? Anyway,Continue reading 208. Sauteed Chicken Livers (in Spanish Rice)
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OK, I don’t remember anything about this cocktail. Because I mixed this one up about a year ago. Thankfully, I found my blog notebook, which I thought was lost forever. So here are my musings: Frosted glasses are so pretty! No Maraschino cherry–had a strawberry. This is okay, I’m not a huge fan of Brandy.Continue reading 2-in-1 International Recipe Card Collection: Classic (1977)
Before we even start–I looked up Wooloomooloo so you don’t have to. It is a suburb of Sydney. Therefore, this is an Australian beverage. And although not categorized as a Bloody Mary, the inclusion of tomato sauce/juice makes it eligible to be graded on the Tomato Scale. So, I made it as directed. Here areContinue reading Wonderful Ways to Prepare Cocktails and Mixed Drinks: Woolloomooloo Wonder (1979)
Dear Friends, I am fully aware that last year, I essentially abandoned the blog and its social media accounts. I feel bad about it. Although I haven’t been posting, I want you to know I haven’t forgotten about DiS1972. I actually think about it a lot. I’ve prepared and photographed more dinners! But I can’tContinue reading Here’s a Tuna Melt
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Happy Martini Day! I promised in the French Springtime Brunch post that I’d be sharing with you the recipe for Mr. Sauce’s welcome drink: The iconic cocktail from Vanderpump Rules, the PUMPTINI! So, how did we end up making drinks from a Bravo reality TV show about a group of LA restaurant workers (who areContinue reading For National Martini Day: The Pumptini
It’s National Iced Tea Day! Or, as I say, ice tea. Like Ice-T. Actor, musician, author, and enthusiastic television spokesperson for CarShield. Ice-T is an interesting dude. Not just because he released a tune called “Cop Killer,” and then became the longest-running male series actor in history for playing a police detective on Law &Continue reading Smirnoff Ice Pick (1975)
Happy Quiche Lorraine Day! A couple of weeks ago I hosted a FRENCH SPRINGTIME BRUNCH First, here’s the Quiche Lorraine! The recipe is from the 1965 Chamberlain Calendar of French Menus which has appeared multiple times on the blog. The stuffed egg recipe was also in the Chamberlain Calendar. I will note that this versionContinue reading Quiche Lorraine Day and My French Springtime Brunch
It’s Cinco de Mayo! To celebrate, I’m opening the vaults and sharing a tequila cocktail. Since this post includes a lot of Real Housewives content, here’s a Fun Fact: on Friday I dragged Mr. Sauce, Esq. to the Philadelphia Live Casino and Hotel to see Countess Cabaret starring Countess Luann of RHONY fame. Is sheContinue reading Jose Cuervo Scapulada (1979)