Monthly Archives: June 2017

This is another “trousseau” recipe but one I haven’t made for many years because of difficulty in getting the ingredients. It makes a really pretty dish for a “ladies’ luncheon” or to take to a party, but it requires “vertical … Continue reading →

Although this “trousseau” recipe is specifically for cherries, I use the basic recipe to make a delicious dressing for any kind of fruit or fruit salad. Sweet and Sour Cherries 1 pint sour cream½ cup sugar (I use Demerara)1 teaspoon … Continue reading →

The recipe card on which this is typed indicates that it came from Good Housekeeping. Although there are numerous recipes online for “Mexican Manicotti” (most with Tex-Mex ingredients, including, in some cases, corn tortillas), the recipe for “Lazy Boy Manicotti” … Continue reading →

This is another “trousseau” recipe, found in the loose-leaf recipe notebook I created before I was married. I will say at the outset that it is a ridiculously impractical recipe because it calls for a quantity of evaporated milk that … Continue reading →

Here’s another selection from my trousseau cookbook (or maybe I should more accurately call it my “hope chest” cookbook—whatever). My recollection (which may well be wrong) was that I got this from my grandfather, Kieffer Vaughan. There is an almost … Continue reading →

Since I seem to be on a roll with recipes, I’ll offer another from my trousseau cookbook. Although there is no dearth of recipes for “Hamburger Stroganoff” or “Ground Beef Stroganoff” online, none is exactly like this (most call for … Continue reading →

As promised yesterday, here is the recipe for “Deviled Green Beans,” which I serve as a side to (among many other things) my hot dog casserole. It’s another hand-me-down recipe, but, unlike “Seafarers’ Rafts,” it doesn’t appear in the loose-leaf … Continue reading →

I usually make this recipe in tandem with “Seafarers’ Rafts” because I hate to buy a whole bell pepper for just the small amount that this recipe calls for, and the Seafarers’ Rafts take care of the rest. Unlike the … Continue reading →