1950s BUDGET RECIPES 🍽️ Money Saving Meals for Families

[@BacktheBlue60]

Know what I like about you? I feel like I'm in a kitchen with my best friend. Just talking, cooking and very relaxed. ❤ We have Meijer stores where I'm at too. Michigan. Thank you for how you present yourself and your content. 😊

[@traceywade3315]

Not sure if anyone else mentioned, but I like to buy onions and green bell peppers when they are on sale, chop them up and freeze the chopped. Then I can just scoop out how much I need.

[@pennylee9115]

Fun book. I wish kids were taught life skills in school now instead of learning how to pass a test. Yes I have kids in school now.

[@cooking_the_books]

I wanted to be a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher. I ended up changing my my major after one semester. It was being phased out of many schools at the time (1999)and I was encouraged to choose a different career path. But now...I get to do this! And I couldn't be happier about it. ☺

[@mychinapig]

These recipes ad an extra plus. They allow you to really cook for yourself and not just grab a soda. I like the creole rice and eggs, I added t he real Tabasco Sauce. All so fun! Love your delivery espbthe little giggles.

[@Miss_Camel]

I agree with this with my entire being, education should be a priority, and that includes how to feed yourself, clean your space, proper hygiene, etc. Not all kids are taught these things at home, public schools need to take basic life skills into consideration!!

[@VianneyCreates]

That’s too bad. I’m not sure where you live, but here in California a lot of these skills classes they have changed to an option where at the end of the course you get a certificate. So, like your food handler certificate, a medical assistant type of certificate, things like that. I think that’s pretty good! Before we just took the home ec classes and they were great, but now they have something more to show for it.

[@michellestone1261]

I agree like industrial arts along with home economics classes. They should make schools be all tech schools that prepare them for jobs and income. And if can change class career options in their best interests.

[@wickedelfaba]

The tomato and egg dish reminds me of a mild version of Shakshuka.

[@NerfHerder909]

I thought the exact same thing at the beginning of the video. I was sitting there going, "Wait, they were teaching SHAKSHUKA in 1950s home ec classes?!" As it turns out, not quite the same, but very close for sure!

[@deendrew36]

I thought that too! Just less spice.

[@redrooster1908]

Spent money on loved one's oral surgery last week. Will enjoy having these cost saving recipes and umphff in our meals... adding in real food again once the protein drink/ liquid diet boredom is finally over.

[@cooking_the_books]

So glad these recipes can be helpful to you! I have another budget recipe video coming out this Sunday, 1/14. 😊

[@redrooster1908]

​@@cooking_the_booksThanks!! I subbed to your channel recently and am a big fan. Have binge watched past videos. Your personality really shines thru the trips down memory lanes of these decades we grew up in. You're irresistible, Anna❤

[@susansramblings7848]

I lived thru the fifties. Where I lived we didn't have all the spices available that we have now. It was just salt and pepper. Ground beef wasn't as expensive then and we never brought separate chicken parts such as chicken breasts. We brought whole chicken and cut it up ourselves. In the fall we would buy chickens from the local farmers and can them. We didn't have a freezer then because we couldn't afford one. People would also give us the deer they got but they didn't want the meat so we got it and was glad to have it. Alot of it was ground into ground meat and we would eat that. You have to remember that World war II had just ended and we had a recession during the 50's. Also we couldn't afford to eat large portions of food, but we never went hungry because we didn't just serve a main dish. There was always bread and butter along with veggies to fill out the meal That being said thank you for making these videos.

[@Miss_Camel]

I live in a rural area where deer hunting is literally necessary to control the population, and most hunters do freeze and eat the meat they kill, but every hunter I know who has extra for the season that they don’t need for their family donates it to our local food bank, where it is much appreciated!! I may be a vegetarian (health issues), but I am proud of how compassionate my community can be and how generous they are with their time and effort!

[@donnabradshaw5200]

I love seeing the bowls and bakeware. I had many of them when I was first married 50 years ago.

[@barblibrarian]

Just one tip I learned years ago when adding diced onion to a recipe with a white sauce - cook the onion in the butter before adding the flour, instead of adding it raw to the recipe. This prevents the onion from maintaining a strong raw flavor in the recipe.

[@baylorsailor]

Eggs are technically a form of "meat". The entirety of the egg contains all 9 essential amino acids. Eggs are much easier to digest and absorb than actual tissue meat. It is the perfect protein.

[@Miss_Camel]

Anndddd….now we’re all craving eggs. 🤣

[@Koolala75]

May not prefer runny yolks but I do love your channel, Im worried about what I will do when I've watched all your videos? Watch again lol. Charming channel and chef.

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you! 😊

[@bradmoyse6162]

Hey! We have made this many times.Here is a tip.Skip the boiling.Tastes way better,pan fry the wieners first.way better taste,than boiled.Just a tip!! Love the videos.

[@suburbanhousewife40]

Thank you for shining a light on Home Economics education! IMO this curriculum, made co-Ed, should be back in the schools. The same goes for the many valuable practical classes like wood shop, auto shop and construction skills. As. gen-X er, I was one of the last generations to take these required classes. I use the skills from home - econ every day!

[@cooking_the_books]

I wanted to become a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher, but ended up changing my major after one semester. It was being phased out of too many schools at the time (1999), and I was strongly advised to choose a different path. 😕

[@sebeckley]

The eggs creole is shakshuka adjacent. Looks great!

[@lethfuil]

Eggsept it has rise and lacks pretty much everything from Shakshuka. :P

[@geelizzie]

I guess they don’t do much teaching of home economics in schools these days. I was in junior high school in the late 60s (middle school now) and all the girls were required to take cooking and sewing classes, boys took metal and wood shop. We also had to wear dresses to school, when I was in 9th grade they changed the rules and we could wear pants. Junior high was 7th to 9th grade, 6th was still in elementary school. I’ll bet those text books are really fun to go through!

[@bdg38gunyon2]

❤❤ I'm one who cooked through the 50s to presence, we didn't make everything so spicy. That got started when everyone started eating low fat. They kept adding more spicy heat trying to get a good taste. I'm now 85 and don't like that heat. Love watching you cook these dishes.

[@dmbalsam]

When I was learning to cook, I made dinner every Saturday night. Most of my recipes came from the periodical Calling All Girls. My Dad told my mom he never wanted a hotdog again😅

[@HollyVirgil-g6x]

Hey everyone let's color coordinate our clothes and hang out at the refrigerator! Love the illustration!

[@kateg7298]

I laughed seeing the 1/2 tsp. of chili powder. I went to England to visit friends. I'm from Texas so they made chili in my honor for dinner. With zero chili powder and about 1/3 tsp. of cayenne for a whole pot. So, I had to make umm wow that's different from ours but it's good comments. I thought bless their hearts, when they come to visit me, I'd better lock up my spice cabinet or I'll accidentally put these people at the ER. Thanks for a great video!

[@judywein3282]

I was born in '55. My earliest "food memories" is sometimes my mom would serve for lunch bread and gravy. That's it. Just gravy poured over bread. I can't tell you how much I actually loved that! I'm 69 now, and to this day, I will make myself the ocassional bread and gravy. Memories....

[@foxawaycottage7272]

We would have something similar for supper. It was just cream of chicken soup heated up and served over toast. We had that quite often.

[@kjeracarroll450]

That is what we ate a lot growing up!

[@bjdreviews]

The tomato rice situation would be fabulous with a little harissa!

[@lisahinton9682]

Anna, it saddens me you had a rough time in middle school. You're such a kind soul! Why are kids such jerks to each other? Anyway, you brought back some memories!

[@lanem4091]

The poached eggs on tomato rice would be great if you used a can of Rotel (chilis and tomatoes) or even a jar of salsa instead of plain diced tomatoes. Lots of options for this as a pantry meal.

[@yvonnepalmquist8676]

I would totally Tex-Mex style the rice. I love a good Chili Omelet, why not eggs on rice?

[@littleblackcar]

My first thought was, that needs Cholula.

[@NIckyFromDunedin]

i can get really nice flavored tomatoes here (oragano and garlic) for $1.20 a can (440g), im going to try this for breakfast, eggs are like gold mind you

[@pamelamccarthy1412]

You could reduce the meat in the chili in half and add a can of navy beans. The texture of multiple beans is nice.

[@rhodamiller7338]

I saved the cook book from my middle school home economics class, published in 1947. A fun read and still useful. My family didn’t know there was any other kind of cooking than “budget “. There was a lot of soup and rye bread.

[@Mommee77]

OMG that was my home ec book in 9th grade....1970

[@annettefournier9655]

Good to see you Anna! I've been using ground turkey in chili for over 30 years as well as half of my meatloaf and meatballs and tacos. Went shopping with my 40 year old daughter and was putting ground turkey into the cart and she protests she hates ground turkey. Told her how she's been eating it her whole life . She was shocked and in disbelief. So then i told her how and how to use it. " Heck load up that ground turkey, ive got teenagers to feed and it's half the price !"😅❤ How she never noticed I haven't a clue.

[@karinberonius8799]

You obviously disguised the taste of ground turkey well! So does my mum!😂

[@cooking_the_books]

I love this! 😄 I often use it to make slow cooker meat sauce for lasagna. Between the long simmer time and the other ingredients in the dish, you'd never notice a difference.

[@annettefournier9655]

@@karinberonius8799 Three cheers for clever mum's 😉

[@karinberonius8799]

@@annettefournier9655 Absolutely! 😄

[@mollysmith6055]

Ground turkey is as expensive as ground beef where I live. Another food that used to be good for the budget...

[@vivixferrix3964]

The spaghetti recipe from this book is the best in the world. The lemon pie too.

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

Omg, ate all these in the 70s & 80s, but my mom made that frankfurter casserole into an actual abomination. Instant mashed potatoes, made with water only, with pickle relish, no white sauce. My parents accused me once of caring about the taste of food, like it was a sin. We were liberal protestants lol 😂😂😂 we barely acknowledge sin... Meanwhile I was one of the first food writers in our town lol...now i can't eat much solid food, but love food content haha, thanks for the memories that make me remember that sometimes a shake is better than regular dinner lol 🤣

[@alisonkitchin7581]

Your comments on grocery stores just totally got me! When we travel we always check out the stores, especially if there is one we’ve never been to! We were on a cruise once that ended up rerouted to places we had recently been to and so we just walked around and went into the grocery stores and local places. It’s become a tradition now!

[@cooking_the_books]

Ok this is so funny…i had to visit the local grocery store in one of the ports on our last cruise! 😂

[@GloriaJackson-r4b]

​@@cooking_the_booksGood morning, hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. Glad you are back on channel now. I would like to know about your pepper shaker, I like it, and is there something similar for coarse salt as well. Thank you 🙏.

[@cooking_the_books]

@@GloriaJackson-r4b Hi there! We've had it for so long that I can't remember the exact one I purchased, but it's very similar to this: amzn.to/48rqGRf You can use the for both salt and pepper.

[@GloriaJackson-r4b]

​@@cooking_the_booksThank you so much for getting back to me about the pepper shaker. Found so many different ones, even some that would do salt and pepper in the same shaker

[@alisonkitchin7581]

@@cooking_the_books we got harassed in St Thomas last time at the grocery store!! There was one in St Maarten that was pretty neat though! Which ship did you sail on?

[@visitingfromsantafe1329]

We used to have occasional family outings to the bowling alley. My mom made matching red shirts for my dad and brother, with matching red skirts for her and the girls to all wear on bowling nights. Red must have been a popular color then.

[@katydidiy]

Love your vintage kitchenware, especially that 40 yr old Tupperware measuring cup and the cornflower corelle. Ps: use a ladle to make a depression in the rice dish before adding the eggs❤

[@michellestone1261]

I used this book in middle school home economics class. I vaguely thought the book looked familiar, but a second look at it I know For Sure it is the exact same book! After all these years, about 46 years...😂 I think we made biscuits and some kind of pudding from scratch. Anna the dishes you use remind me of my childhood. Many of the casseroles, dishes are the same as what my mom had back in the 60's & 70's. I really enjoy your channel.

[@luvzdogz]

Ooo! I never thought to poach eggs on top of a rice dish. I make one-pot rice/veggie/bean meals multiple times a week. I'm definitely gonna add eggs next time!

[@GraceAn3]

The frankfurter casserole is the recipe I would be most likely to try for a January supper. It looks hearty and cozy.

[@MirandaPatterson-w5h]

That one caught my eye too. I'll often add Franks to pasta bakes.

[@kitchenarbabvlog]

Wow What A Yuuuuuumy Super Delicious 🤤 Thanks 🙏 For Sharing Have A Good Sunday ☺️ Thanks 🙏 For The Recepie Yum Yum 👍👍👍👍

[@brilliant5126]

"Grocery Store Ted Talk" 😂 I love grocery stores, too. This was a great video! I will definitely be making the first two recipes very soon. Thank you!

[@cooking_the_books]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! ☺

[@vintagemiscellany5719]

I would do anything to own a copy of Experiences With Foods. It brought tears to my eyes. I do exactly what you do, bringing vintage recipes back to life, only that I don't have a cooking channel (yet). I have a cooking website instead. I have scads of vintage cookbooks, but not that particular Home Ec book. What I would do to have a copy! I see Julia Child on your shelf. I have that, too. Classic! I'm 65 years old, female.

[@GrandmatoRVSGCM]

I love your videos! Born in 1966, I’m at the very beginning of GenX. I grew up being able to ride my bike, alone, to and from school, 2 miles each way, when I was in the 3rd grade. Life was simpler then and your recipes always take me to that more simple time. I remember learning to cook and we had the same beautiful casserole dishes you use with the blue flowers on them. When I got married in 1987, as a wedding gift my mom bought me those but it was updated to a lovely green color. I have actually passed those on tho my oldest daughter and she uses the all the time now. Oh the memories!

[@rocknroller77]

I love your vintage cookware. Reminds me of my moms and grandma's. Also, the quality is unbeatable

[@juliatepe5760]

We still use those very plates with the gold flowers and butterflies. I like runny yolks too😊

[@dreamweaver3406]

most schools now dont have home ec classes-that's sad! I took it for 4 years! Loved every minute of it. Kept me in high school when the rest of my classes were boring!

[@cooking_the_books]

I wanted to become a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher when I started college in 1999. I ended up changing my major because they were phasing out FCS at so many schools during that time.

[@susanrobinson408]

Welcome back, Anna!! I'm glad you had some time to relax, but so glad to see you!!

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you!! 😊

[@BrowneyedGirlmjd]

Happy New Year! I think the egg was perfectly cooked, but I understand people being weirded out by certain foods. I adore a rare steak, but when it comes to hamburgers, I want them well done. Extra well done actually. So many cooking shows and restaurants talk about how wonderful their burgers are and they cut them in half and 🤢. I’m really looking forward to watching this series and seeing the menus for the 60’s 70’s and 80’s. I laughed so hard at the chilli recipe. My Meta Given cookbook has a similar recipe. I think it stems from ingredients availability in the 1950s.

[@giselesmith7795]

How appropriate I happened on today's video as I am preparing fried Spam and eggs with toast, which is fairly low budget. Love breakfast for dinner. I will be trying a few of these over the next few weeks.

[@stephaniepapaleo9001]

I just bought spam this afternoon bc I wanted chipped beef over toast but grabbed spam bc the dried beef was 3.00 more. I love breakfast for dinner! It’s comforting.

[@cooking_the_books]

sounds delicious to me! 😋

[@kelleym7623]

​@@stephaniepapaleo9001you can use ground beef or ham as well. I use ground beef all the time hardly ever use chipped beef anymore.

[@stephaniepapaleo9001]

@@kelleym7623 I’ll definitely do that! I usually have some ham that needs to be used up after work lunches and ground beef will be easy to use leftovers for breakfast! Thank you! 😊

[@Crosses3]

This is the way my mom taught me to make white sauce, which was the base for sausage gravy, Mac n cheese sauce and so many things! I also have Corningware casserole pans and Pyrex mixing bowls. I love the kitchenware my mom had and have either inherited hers or garage sale obtained my collection.

[@charles_xcx]

Since you expressed some interest in Home Economics as a academic field, I would highly recommend "The Secret History of Home Economics" by Danielle Dreilinger! I've been fascinated with it since I heard and NPR interview the author gave and I've just now gotten to reading it, being one of my Christmas gifts to myself. It's super interesting and talks about the now mostly overlooked but formerly robust field that existed and the women that empowered it.

[@cooking_the_books]

I just added it to my Goodreads list! Thank you!

[@wanderingteacup39]

Thank you for the recommendation. Putting it on my list to read.

[@mrsseebeck2]

I'll have to give it a try

[@debbiegnagey2095]

As for the photo in the book with the two matching dressed couples, families often wore matching clothes because mom sewed and the family was proud to identify together. It is sort of like today when whole families buy matching pajamas for Christmas! It’s a family kind of thing! We also had whole stores with matching print outfits like “Mother and Daughter” in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The neckline or trims or styles were age appropriate but the print was the same!

[@murlepeterson6028]

Yes! My mom would go to the church bag sales get the old poodle skirts make a dress for me & her, a shirt for my dad & baby brother!! Back when sewing wearing handmade was the way plus family mattered!

[@NIckyFromDunedin]

@@murlepeterson6028 my mum was a teenager in the late 50's early 60s my grandma was breathern and wouldnt let mum have a poodle skirt, i always found this sad

[@realong2506]

I remember the Ruth Lions Christmas Club show back in the early 70's while growing up in Ohio. My mother watched it every day and made a recipe that called for hot dogs cut down the middle whith cheese inside, we always used colby as my dad was a colby cheese freak and we always had a big chunck in the fridge, but any cheese would do, Then you poured a can of creamed corn over the top and cooked it until it was bubbly. As terrible as it sounds it tasted pretty good. Also she used to make Halloween Hash, which I still make every Halloween. It consists of browned hamburger, a can of kidney beans in the liquid and a can of creamed corn, some salt and pepper and onion powder cooked together and served over crunchy chowmein noodle. Again it looks terrible but tastes yummy. I was wondering if you could take a bag of mexican rice, or two depending on the size of your family, and do the same thing with the eggs and make it a cheaper dish as well since bags of premade mexican rice can be pretty inexpensive depending on where you shop? Yo would get all the flavor in the rice and just add the eggs at the end of the cooking time.

[@cooking_the_books]

I'd try both of the dishes you mentioned! You could certainly use pre-made Mexican rice or any rice blend really. Whatever fits the budget! ☺

[@EdgarAlexai]

I’m based in Scotland but I went to the South of France for the holiday period. I really enjoyed seeing how the grocery stores were in France, there was a definite greater focus on fresh produce. They also had a wider range of deli counters. I also went to Monaco, it was pretty crazy to see the grocery store there. It had a pizza counter, a huge section of foods around the world and it was like… you could buy anything you could ever want. I also noticed that frozen, processed food was way more expensive in that part of the world than the produce. It’s the opposite here in Scotland and the wider UK. There’s also a fair amount of difference between stores in England and Scotland, having lived in both. In Scotland you’ve got a lot more local products from local producers and a greater variety of meats (square sausages, haggis etc.)

[@cooking_the_books]

Some of my very favorite types of KZbin videos to watch are grocery store tours in other countries. It's just so much fun to see!

[@josephaguilar6928]

Anna that chili you also can use as a filling for enchiladas there's a retro recipe for enchiladas using Bisquick baking mix chili enchiladas from 1958 Betty crocker party cookbook !

[@KathrynTanner-t8f]

I have half a Kielbasa left over and a potato looking for a purpose in life AND I have one of those blue cornflower casserole dishes! It's a sign. Dinner tonight!

[@brendadrury4414]

My Mom would can tomatoes from our garden every year. The tomatoes used in her dishes during the winter were so good.

[@elizabethshultz2462]

Enjoyed todays video! I really think kids need these classes again. Updated, of course! 😊

[@PeggyMeeter]

I was a kid in the 1950s. I grew up eating the Chile recipe except for the beans. My Dad did not like beans. Still make my chile very close to this recipe.

[@mammahasspoken]

Grew up eating Chili Con Carne from a can and of course growing up in the Cincinnati area, on top of a hot dog (no buns but bread, my mom didn't think buns were economical) with cheese. It was our version of a coney!

[@rtyria]

My mom thought the same thing about buns. I can't remember when I first had a bun, but I remember thinking they looked odd.

[@stephaniepapaleo9001]

I liked how you said Mom thought it was economical! Yes! When I got out on my own, I’d tell myself, don’t get the buns bc you have perfectly good bread to use and maybe toast up with it and fold it on an angle! Memories!!

[@cooking_the_books]

I loooove a good coney dog! 😋

[@maryshimp2664]

Love a runny yolk! Great New Years recipe!

[@ledzepgirlnmful]

I live in New Mexico and we're very lucky to have many options where it comes to having chile! We have Red, and Green, Red and Green chile powder, frozen, dried... NM( is known as The Chile Capital of The World)! And it's consumed here on a daily basis in it's many glorious forms. Whenever I travel out of state, I take along with me Red and Green Chile powders.. If staying with a friend or with family, I might take Frozen Chile with me as well. It's in our blood here.. when Red and Green are eaten together in a dish, we call this 'Christmas'! Example having Enchiladas with both red and green chile. Every August-October you can smell fresh green chiles being roasted by the sack, beautiful new red chile ristras being strung for decoration for some, for cooking for most like in preparation of chile caribe for use in Posole or Carne Adovada.. Our Chile is a beautiful thing!!

[@j.l.emerson592]

I recommend the Delineator Cookbook. It was first published in 1928. (I think...) I have a mid 1930s edition of the book. It's over 200 pages. It seems that the earlier editions had a lot fewer pages. I got mine from a library used book sale. They actually sold books that people were no longer checking out. (!) I got it for a pittance, probably 25 cents, maybe less. This was more than 25 years ago & that cookbook is still one of my favorites. They take NOTHING for granted. They assume that you're a newby cook & tell you how to do everything very explicitly. You can find some difficult to find menus, recipes, even instructions on how to set a table, etc. I hope that I'm describing the book correctly... I have so many & I'm writing this off the top of my head... Anyway, it has been described as "culturally important". Since it has gone into public domain, it's been reprinted & oddly enough, it's available at Walmart online...

[@staceyn2541]

My mom has that very book from her high school home ec! She has used recipes from it all of my life. So cool to see you using it, too. Lots of solid recipes in that book. Btw,, I have also lived in tiny counties with miniscule IGA grocery stores and it occurred to me that they must choose their stock based on Betty Crocker or Better Homes and Gardens cookbooks. What other source would so perfectly encapsulate everything a Midwestern housewife should keep in a properly stocked kitchen?

[@belindajacalne994]

I watched your latest video and loved the budget recipes! Guess what we are having for dinner tonight? The frankfurter casserole! I will make it with ingredients that I already have. Will use Kielbasa instead of hotdogs and top with breadcrumbs (since we don't have cheese). I'm sure it's going to be delish! Thank you, Ana! I'm so glad you are back!❤

[@yvonnepalmquist8676]

Pantry perfection.

[@cooking_the_books]

Oh I love to hear that! I hope you enjoyed it. ☺

[@PeaShaped]

I make the tomato , rice n eggs lots but I use Rotels. Has the onion n pepper in it.. easier and still cheap.

[@loriloristuff]

For a year now, my Meijer has been giving me My Meijer coupons tailored allegedly to my shopping habits. And for that year, I have gotten a coupon for Rotel- sometimes free, sometimes half-price, sometimes a quarter off, but there EVERY month. 😂😂

[@PeaShaped]

@@loriloristuff That's even a better deal. I like spicy. My ma in the late 50s used to make this all the time with tomatoes, as I grew up and found rotel been hooked ever since. I use rotels for so many things. Love the stuff. BTW who is My Meijer?

[@loriloristuff]

@@PeaShaped My Meijer is the app that controls e-coupons for Meijer stores. MPerks controls the points Meijer hands out for shopping at Meijer.

[@louannmcdaniel5242]

You are delightful! As a boomer, these all bring back great memories

[@mm0901]

Hi Anna! I found your channel about a month ago and I watch your videos every morning while I get ready for work and again when I come home and unwind for the night. I love your soothing voice, awesome personality, sense of humor, and good nature. The first time I watched you, it all clicked for me within the first 30 seconds and I knew I was hooked 😆. A couple of decades ago I started to collect old magazines and cookbooks and I have quite a few cookbooks from the 1950’s on, but they’ve been stashed away for a long time now. You have inspired me to get them out again. One I’ve really been enjoying is The General Foods Kitchens Cookbook (my copy is from 1959)- it has some great recipes, but even better, some great photos and illustrations. You probably already have it but if not, I think it’s worth the purchase if you can find it! Thank you for your videos, they make me happy 😊

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I LOVE The General Foods Kitchens Cookbook! A friend gifted me a copy. You're right, the photos inside are wonderful!

[@mm0901]

@@cooking_the_books oh yay!! I’m so glad 😀. Thank you so much for responding, and keep up the amazing work 🙌🏻💕

[@maryjohnson3025]

One of my favorite post-workout meals is Spanish rice with two over easy eggs. I thought I came up with that on my own. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Korea4Me]

Ah! Happy Lady Sauce! (Laoganma) LOL

[@ruthers251]

I was a freshman in a rural high school in 1957. Making a white sauce was a critical cooking skill according to our teacher. Was used frequently in class. The recipes you

[@ruthers251]

Find are perfect for the time period. Thanks for bringing back the memories!

[@elainejan]

I recently discovered your channel and I'm hooked. I love your book talks and your cooking. Your pots and pans are so lovely. Are they new and available or are they totally vintage? They look new. I would love to be able to have them in my kitchen. I used to collect old cookbooks and recipes in old ads but I don't have them anymore. So your channel is really a treat. Thanks for sharing 😊

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you and WELCOME! I use a mix of new and vintage pots and pans.

[@fyrekrystaal27]

The eggs creole might be good using fire roasted tomatoes. I have a shakshuka recipe for one using fire roasted tomatoes and Cajun seasoning

[@wendelinharrison9571]

I have JUST that Corningware dish..and I live alone. So I’m making that hot dog casserole tomorrow!! ♥️♥️

[@jacquespoulemer3577]

Hi Guys. I have a friendly tip. If your stove doesn't go low enough to simmer things properly put another metal trivet on the burner to raise the pan UP. I also save the metal parts of my old discarded stoves to do this. Love the videos..happy new year everyone.

[@merriemisfit8406]

Your casserole is right there in the neighborhood of colcannon/stoemp, which is where I seem to spend most of my winter lunchtimes. The only major differences are (1) that they have other vegetables mixed into the potatoes, and (2) the sausage is cooked separately. Colcannon is the Irish name, stoemp (pronounced "stoomp") is the Belgian name; and the Dutch call it "stamppot". Regarding grocery stores, when my family went on vacations during my childhood, one of the things we used to do for fun after dinner, before going back to the motel, was to visit a local grocery store. Back then there was a lot more regional variety, so sometimes we'd see something way different and either get some of it to take back to the room and try, or (like if it was an "exotic" gelatin or soda pop flavor) buy up a little extra to take home. Ah, those were the days. I wonder if you would have liked the Palace Market in Point Reyes Station, California. It's a particular favorite of mine, even though I have not been there in many years. You were in the San Francisco area, and PRS is a little bit of a drive up into Marin County, so depending on your actual location you were either a nice weekend drive away or a "NO WAY I'M DRIVING ALL THE WAY UP THERE TO SEE A GROCERY STORE" long haul away. That store just had so many DIFFERENT things, both basics and upscale items, in small quantities and neatly shelved to maximize the available space. There was also a compact deli counter that always had something that appealed to me to grab a tub of for the rest of my drive back toward whichever "San" I was headed for -- Francisco, Rafael, Anselmo ... Palace Market was the first place I ever purchased sourdough bread with chocolate chunks in it. That and a bit of cheese from the Cowgirl Creamery (again, those were the days) was sustenance enough for me, and much better than I thought I deserved.

[@cooking_the_books]

I've visited Palace Market, it's wonderful!

[@merriemisfit8406]

@@cooking_the_books High five! Their ad slogan should be: Palace Market -- We put the "ALL" in "SMALL"! 😁

[@rachaelgosdin9240]

Down here in Cincinnati and I think my children would adore the Frankfurter casserole being that hotdogs are so familiar because of Skyline Chili. A meal at Skyline for our family is now over $50 so casserole it is!!!

[@lorettaayala5325]

I love how you leave some of your bloopers in your videos and laugh. I find myself smiling and laughing with you. I’m so glad I found you. I love cooking vintage recipes also. You could say I’m vintage, (I’m in my 60’s), LOL. I also like how you have “oops” moments and you keep them! Your ghost cake video was absolutely funny. Cook on my friend! Thanks you for sharing.

[@Sweetrottenapple]

Honestly I am very happy and relieved because Christmas and everything is finally over. I am so glad the world is back to normal and out of the festive hysteria. I love budget meals and vintage recipes so I am definitely gonna try some of these recipes ❤

[@cooking_the_books]

I totally get this. I love the twinkle and magic of Christmas, but once it's over and the glittery cobwebs have been cleared away, it sometimes feels like a bit of a fever dream. 😂

[@bluegirl4079]

Great video! The tomato/egg dish is my favorite. I make a version of this called Chilaquiles in which I add a little bit of cooking oil to a skillet. Heat the oil and pour in a jar of salsa and heat it through. Drop in eggs and cover until eggs reach your preferred doneness. Add in tortilla chips, slightly broken, and mix everything together. Heating the salsa adds a real depth of flavor. (I enjoy a soft cooked egg, like you.) The chips add texture and flavor. It is a very delicious, economical dish.

[@cooking_the_books]

I love chilaquiles. 😁

[@suzannehanna9582]

I made the hot dog casserole and used a can of diced potatoes. Worked great. I have this cookbook!

[@RecipeArchaeology]

I love the title of that text book ;) Maybe you were a home ec teacher in a previous life.

[@tracysmith9546]

I love food and your channel. I love to shop for food, cook it and eat it, My favorite was Piggly Wiggly, loved the name, I never got to take home ec.

[@McRib65]

Great job sis! I grew up in the 70’s with my mom making this style of foods for 8 kids. She’s almost 90 now and still makes these kinds of dishes.

[@lilurri]

I love your apron! I have a similar one in about the same color! 😅

[@joannhutchinson3030]

That's how I like my eggs the whites done and the yolk runny my favorite way to eat eggs

[@PerpetualJoy]

We try to eat half of our meals "vegetarian" (not really vegetarian, but with minimal meat like bacon or chicken broth for flavor). It started as a part budget, part health goal to eat more veggies. Egg and tomato has been a winning flavor combo for some of those dishes

[@tinkertailorgardenermagpie]

I LOVE eggs on leftover buttered rice!!! (or pesto rice or parmesan rice etc) And yes pleeeze, RUNNY yolks!

[@cc-sb1is]

I like your personality 🧡

[@erinuber2881]

Hello, Anna! Happy New Year! I love the budget recipe video. Not everyone lives near a Trader Joe's store, but for those who do and might be interested, they carry vegan meat crumbles. In my local store, they are in the aisle with the pasta sauce. It's a dry soy product that you reconstitute on the stove with hot water. The package is pretty affordable - I think it is about $3. It could be a beef substitute in the chili recipe you made in this video, in spaghetti sauce, tacos, or other dishes. I think it's tasty, and I even eat it plain with steamed rice and some cooked veggies on the side. With the bell pepper, I made a good discovery this year. I sometimes only need a tiny amount of chopped red or green bell pepper for a recipe. You can slice remaining bell pepper and freeze it for later use! It freezes really well. Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2024!

[@marieperkins752]

You are so delightful! Thank you.

[@krististarry-bu7ss]

I love visiting grocery stores in different towns and I’m always amazed at the different items they carry even when they are not far from my own town!

[@PeggyMeeter]

Definitely more chili powder!!!

[@normfromhawaii1173]

Growing up we ate beans and hamburger without hot spices pretty often. We often ate brown or molasses bread with it. too. With Aloha...

[@gilly551]

Great recipes. I would spice up the egg creole too. My mom would add cooked macaroni to chili con carne to stretch the servings.

[@saturdaisy8576]

My mom used to make a hot dog casserole, not sure if she came up with it as a way to use up ingredients or she got it from a cookbook. Sliced potatoes, hot dogs cut up, cream of mushroom soup, creamed corn and I think velveeta cubed up? Mixed all together and baked in the oven. I think just pepper as far as seasoning and maybe onion powder? Yes, it was salty, but we all liked it

[@cherylbenton7107]

Your videos are simpky wonderful! I love your enthusiasm and your respect for vintage recipes and cookbooks! ❤

[@jomcgee6094]

I grew up in a big family. My Mom made this kinda of chili and she made mashed potatoes to go with it. Used to love the chili and mash mixed together😊

[@cooking_the_books]

My mom used to do something similar. She called it 'Al Creo'? Maybe I spelled that incorrectly, because I cannot for the life of me find it when I google the name. 😂

[@swirlblue4626]

Thank you so much for putting ingredients and instructions in the description box!

[@lisaheffley7134]

So fun! This channel makes me want to hunt for vintage cookbooks and try my hand at more baking.

[@littleblackcar]

One of our favorite budget meals is roughly equal parts cooked rice, canned tomatoes, and browned ground meat, seasoned to taste (sauteed onion and bell pepper, usually, plus seasonings). I assumed this was something my parents started doing when they were broke grad students, but then I found a very similar casserole in a newspaper from 1937 and emailed it to Mom on a lark. She replied, "Yes, that's probably where my mom got it." My grandparents were married and set up housekeeping in 1937. I didn't know, though, that this was something that Mom had grown up eating first.

[@cooking_the_books]

Spoiler alert - I'm making something that sounds very similar to this in an upcoming video! 😄

[@mollysidney1963]

That's so funny, I thought I made up that recipe. I loved the filling of stuffed green peppers, but hated the soggy peppers, so I made the filling, added corn and a chopped green pepper and voila! Stuffed green pepper casserole.

[@kristingambino1112]

I really liked the grocery store TED talk.

[@cooking_the_books]

Glad you liked it! Sometimes I like to go on little tangents. 😂

[@theanthropiceyedolatry]

God, I love this channel

[@cooking_the_books]

Thank you! ☺

[@janebrennan4691]

I believe that chili con carne is meant to be mild. Back in the day it called for adding milk at the end. Also, I agreed that the eggs over rice needed hot sauce on the side - I was thinking that and then you said it. Agreed. Frankfurter casserole I will try

[@visitingfromsantafe1329]

Ha ha, just noticed the name of your channel, Cooking the Books. No accountants here, i hope!

[@VictoriaL180]

I love that Chinese chili crisp. I have 3 jars of it. Get it a Walmart in the Chinese section. It’s great on eggs, ramen with veggies, etc. I liked the hot dog casserole. The other 2 were a little bland for me. My family likes somewhat spicey, well seasoned, salted food. Love your cookbooks!

[@cooking_the_books]

A good friend of mine tried making her own chili crisp and shared some with me. It was INCREDIBLE! 😋