Food Guide and Recipes

Remember all the good salads at the family dinners at grandma’s house? I lived next door to my grandmother and I can remember helping the aunts carry in their salads and casseroles for large family dinners. Some of these salads may remind you of those days in your life. Choose from Cornbread Tomato Salad, a Creamy Rice Molded Salad or the Stuffed Pear Salad and go back in time.

CORNBREAD TOMATO SALAD
This recipe is from an old yellowed newspaper clipping.

1 pkg (6-oz) cornbread mix
4 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 yellow onion, chopped
1/2 cup sweet pickles, chopped
9 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sweet pickle juice

Bake cornbread according to the package instructions. Cool, crumble, and set cornbread aside. Continue reading ‘Vintage Salad Recipes: Cornbread Tomato, Creamy Rice Molded Salad, and Stuffed Pear Salad’ »

When it comes to summer picnics, two of the classic foods that come to mind to me are great tasting macaroni and potato salads. I don’t think any summer picnic would be complete without them.

If you are cooking for a large group, both of these recipes can be easily doubled. I recommend refrigerating them for at least 6 hours before serving them. Continue reading ‘Summer Picnics – Classic Macaroni and Potato Salad Recipes’ »

Reach back into time and pull out these old-fashion salad recipes the next time you need a salad for a picnic, potluck, church supper, etc. They are also great for the family dinner table. Here we offer a Classic Potato Salad recipe, Copper Coin Salad which is a carrot salad, and Deviled Eggs.

HELLMAN’S CLASSIC POTATO SALAD

1 cup Hellman’s Real Mayonnaise
2 tbsp vinegar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1/4 cup pepper
4 cups cooked, cubed, peeled potatoes (about 5 or 6)
1 cup sliced celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped

Combine the mayonnaise, vinegar, salt, sugar, and pepper. Gently stir in the potatoes, celery, onon, and eggs. Cover and chill until serving time. Continue reading ‘Old Fashion Salad Recipes: Classic Potato Salad, Copper Coin Salad and Deviled Eggs’ »

Fruit is not only tasty, it is healthy. Fruit salads are easy to put together whether for a family meal, a potluck, brunch, etc. Here are two old-fashion fruit salad recipes that are just waiting for you to try and enjoy. Queen’s Fruit Salad combines different fruits with cottage cheese and sour cream. This makes a lovely presentation when served in the fresh peach cups. What a perfect recipe for brunch!

QUEEN FRUIT SALAD

2 1/2 cups drained crushed pineapple (1 lb 4 oz can)
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup sour cream
4 medium peaches, peeled and diced
8 medium peaches, cut into quarters but only to about a half inch from the bottom; remove seed Continue reading ‘Old Fashion Refreshing Fruit Salads’ »