Hey, my mom used to make that!

Thursday Happy Hour: three Alexander cocktails

Cheers!

Here are close-ups of the 1960s Alexander cocktails:

Click here for the recipe for Kahlua & Cream.

1990 recipe for Savory Creamed Chicken with Vegetables

Here's a close-up of the 1990 recipe for Savory Creamed Chicken with Vegetables:

Click here for a recent chicken recipe from Veg-All.

Retro cocktails for your Mardi Gras

Here are five tequila cocktails from 1969 try before Lent:

The Tomas Collins
1 1/2 oz. Tequila Mariachi, juice of 1/2 lemon, teaspoon of sugar, add soda and garnish

The Sangrita
3 oz. tomato juice, dash of Tabasco and Worcestershire, juice of 1/2 lemon and 1 1/2 oz. Tequila Mariachi. Salt and pepper to taste.

The Mariachi Sour
2 oz. Tequila Mariachi, 1/2 teaspoon sugar or 1/2 oz. of Triple Sec, juice of 1/2 lemon.

El Screwdriver del Sol
3 parts orange juice, 1 part Tequila Mariachi.

The Margarita
1/2 oz. Triple Sec, 1 oz. lime juice and 2 oz. Tequila Mariachi

1988 recipe for Double Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream Pie

Here's a close-up of the 1988 recipe for Double Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream Pie:

Click here for a 1950 recipe for Pineapple-Custard Cheesecake.

1970 recipe for Creamettes macaroni Homemaker's Holiday

Here's the recipe. Click image to enlarge.

Click here for a 1979 recipe for chicken lasagna.

Thursday Happy Hour: The French Martini

To make a French Martini, first make a gin martini, then add a couple of drops of cognac.

The French Martini recipe comes from this 1974 ad for Seagram's Extra Dry Gin:

Click here for another retro recipe from Seagram's Extra Dry Gin. 

Via my other blog Found in Mom's Basement

Osso Bucco from Bertani wines, ca. 1972

Carnivores rejoice.

Here's a a closeup of the Osso Bucco recipe from Bertani:

Click here for another retro veal recipe.

The way to your Valentine's heart is with these Molten Spiced Chocolate Cabernet Cakes

These decadent little cakes are sinfully rich. And perfect for a romantic Valentine's Day evening.

I found the recipe in this 2006 ad for McCormick spices:

Here's a close-up of the recipe for Molten Spiced Chocolate Cabernet Cakes:

If you don't have time to bake, click here for a dessert idea that's quick but also quite special, especially if you serve it in a wine or margarita glass.

Thursday Happy Hour: Margarita recipe

There are no words to describe my unconditional love for this ad.

I found it in a 1962 issue of Playboy.

 

The Margarita recipe is at follows:

1 1/2 oz. Cuervo Tequila. 1/2 oz. Triple Sec. 1 oz. fresh lemon juice. Shake with ice. Serve in a salt-rimmed glass.

Mmmm.

I originally posted this ad on my other blog Found in Mom's Basement.

Super Bowl half-time treat: Grand Marnier and ice cream

This 1972 ad suggests you pour a little Grand Marnier liqueur over vanilla ice cream. A classy follow-up to all the wings.