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The Superbowl is Sunday, and fans around the world get together for football, family, friends and commercials...you know it's true. We may not all be that interested in who wins the big game of the year, but between the commercials and the halftime show, people can't seem to resist tuning in to the game.
I love party food, but usually I make it for my teens and their friends, or family get togethers, which include ages 3 to 70 years old. Buffet style meals are always a great way to go when serving kids and adults with different tastes. The article I wrote this week includes recipes for:
-Italian Meatball Sandwiches
-Easy Pizza Pockets
-Caesar Wraps
The article is here:
http://oldfashionedliving.com/Game-Day-Snacks.html
~Enjoy! Brenda
Home is the one place in all this world where hearts are sure of each other. It is the place of confidence. It is the place where we tear off that mask of guarded and suspicious coldness which the world forces us to wear in self-defense, and where we pour out the unreserved communications of full and confiding hearts. ~Frederick W. Robertson
The blog post from Friday had the wrong link for the afternoon tea recipes. I've fixed that link, but here it is again:
http://oldfashionedliving.com/Vintage-Afternoon-Tea-or-Luncheon-Recipes.html
The link I accidentally posted was for my next article, which is part two of the household hints from 1928 and 1929. This group of tips is a fun hodgepodge of advice with a few of my notes added for clarification. That article is here:
http://oldfashionedliving.com/Vintage-Household-Hints-2.html
Sorry for the confusion, and I hope your weekend was restful,
~Brenda
A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails. ~Donna Roberts
I haven't written anything on afternoon tea in quite awhile, but as I was looking over the vintage magazines my dad gave me at Christmas, I found recipes that would be perfect for a small tea party with friends and family. I think you will enjoy the recipes as much as I have. They include:
Toasted Cheese Sandwiches
Pimento Paste Sandwiches
A Delicious Cake Frosting
Oatmeal Macaroons
A Quick Loaf Cake
The article is here:
http://oldfashionedliving.com/Vintage-Afternoon-Tea-or-Luncheon-Recipes.html
~Brenda
While we try to teach our children all about life,
Our children teach us what life is all about.
~Angela Schwindt
All week I kept thumbing through magazines from 1928, and 1929, fascinated by this time period when so much was happening in the world, such as Prohibition and the beginning of The Great Depression. The magazines have so many helpful recipes and tips that I decided to divide them into several articles, grouping together topics.
I also found the above advertisement from OXO, a company out of Great Britain and Europe that started out producing "meat extract", then later sold beef cubes, which is what the graphic is advertising. Can you imagine if we tried to give today's children a cup of beef broth instead of milk or hot chocolate before bedtime?
The tips featured in the first of the articles I'm writing the month contain advice on clothslines, removing stains and sewing. I think you'll enjoy these, and the other tips as I share throughout the month. The first article is here: http://oldfashionedliving.com/Vintage-Household-Hints.html
~Brenda
A day of worry is more exhausting than a day of work. ~John Lubbock
The new year is 15 days in, and I'm just catching up on my writing. I love the holidays but the days are a whirlwind of activity that seem to last way past Christmas by the time we manage to visit everyone, and then recover. Of course, having my twelve year old daughter and both my sons home always takes away from work as we watch movies, play board games and bake cookies. That is also the reason it's my favorite holiday:)
My dad gave me some wonderful vintage magazines during our visit and I'll be sharing recipes and tips from many of them this month. The first article revolves around meat recipes from January of 1928. The graphic above is an advertisement I found from that year. When I was growing up we shopped at an A & P grocery store, but that was in the 70's, not the 20's. I'm not quite that old. I like the advertisement because it shows the fashion of the times.
I think you'll enjoy the recipes and the tidbits on what was happening that year. You'll find it here: http://oldfashionedliving.com/1929-Meat-Recipes.html
~Brenda
He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. ~Roy L. Smith
I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. ~Charles Dickens
Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. ~Washington Irving
All of us at Old Fashioned Living wish you a very Merry Christmas! Please drive safe, stay warm and we hope you make many new memories with your families:)
~Brenda, and the Old Fashioned Living staff
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. ~Norman Vincent Peale
During World War I times were difficult and it was often hard to keep up spirits, especially around the holidays. I shared an article last week with gift suggestions from the Modern Priscilla magazine, written during 1917. They also shared suggestions for a "modest" Christmas dinner. This is such a fascinating look at how different things were back then. What we consider "modest" now, was sometimes thrifty during that time period. You'll find the article here:
http://oldfashionedliving.com/A-Modest-Christmas-Dinner.html
My kids are all home, and we've been baking, decorating and wrapping all weekend. I hope all of you are enjoying yourselves as well. Remember to enjoy the Christmas season, even if that means cooking a little less, or resting a bit more!
~Brenda
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