1960s BUDGET RECIPES 😋 Money Saving Meals for Families

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Money can be tight after the holidays. Join me as I prepare three 1960s budget recipes! These classic Betty Crocker recipes are not only delicious, they're cost effective too.
I'll be uploading new money saving meals for families from different decades all month long!
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LUMBERJACK MACARONI (pg 283, .76 cents per serving)
Hot boiled macaroni (8oz uncooked)
1/2lb grated cheddar cheese
3 to 5Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4c chili sauce
salt and pepper to taste
3/4c hot melted butter
Spread macaroni out on a hot large platter. Sprinkle with cheese, Worcestershire sauce, chili sauce, salt and pepper. Pour hot melted butter over all. Mix with 2 forks until sauce is creamy. Serve at once on hot plates. Makes 6 servings.
FIESTA TAMALE PIE (pg 277, $1.94 OR $1.46 per serving)
1 small onion, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1Tbsp fat (if needed, I just used the fat from the meat)
1lb ground beef
1/4lb ground pork sausage
1 - 1lb can of tomatoes
1 - 1lb. can whole kernel corn, drained
1 1/2tsp salt
1 1/2tsp chili powder
18 pitted ripe olives
1c corn meal
1c milk
2 eggs, well beaten
1c grated Cheddar cheese
Heat oven to 350. Sauté onion and garlic in hot fat. Add meat and brown. Pour off excess fat. Add vegetables and seasonings, bring to a boil. Pour mixture into square baking dish, 9" x 9". Press olives into mixture. Combine corn meal, milk, and eggs. Spoon over filling. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 1 hour. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
EASY DENVER SANDWICH (pg 292, .70 cents per serving)
1/4c minced onion
1/4c minced green pepper
1Tbsp butter
4 eggs
1/4c milk
1/2c minced cooked ham
salt and pepper
Sauté onion and green pepper slowly in hot butter in an 8" or 9" skillet. Beat eggs slightly with milk, stir in ham, salt and pepper. Pour into skillet; scramble gently witho nion and pepper mixture over low heat until just set. Spoon into hot toasted buns or serve between sliced of bread or toast. Makes 4 sandwiches.
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:17 Lumberjack Macaroni
5:10 Fiesta Tamale Pie
13:02 Easy Denver Sandwich
16:26 Book Chat - Betty Crocker's NEW Picture Cook Book, 1961
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@markandamybunny 6 ай бұрын

I have a crazy story about this cookbook. In the mid 1990s, I came home for Christmas and my mother gave me this cookbook. It had been hers since she was newly married in the 60s. We still bake Ethel’s sugar cookies from it to this day. I packed it up in my luggage. Headed for California from the Midwest on a greyhound. When I arrived at my final destination, my luggage was lost! It took two weeks to find my luggage which had ended up in lost luggage somewhere in Texas, I think. Once I finally got to go through the suitcase, I was missing all of my shoes, a pair of men’s tidy whiteys had been added. But the cookbook was still there. That was the only thing I cared about.

@cooking_the_books 6 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh!! Glad you got your cookbook back, but sorry to hear about the missing shoes! Even more sorry about the uh...'bonus' item. 😂

@bethenecampbell6463 6 ай бұрын

That's the best story! So glad the cookbook was saved. The bonus item is just weird. People can be so strange....

@aliyamoon80 6 ай бұрын

Thank heavens they didn’t steal the cookbook! Ethel’s sugar cookies are a Christmas classic! ❤️

@katmanning 6 ай бұрын

Wish I had the recipe for the cookies

@Judex-bg3gz 2 ай бұрын

Ethel's Sugar cookies are my favorite.

@chaucernerd1690 6 ай бұрын

I grew up on this cookbook. Mom was given it when she got married to my Dad in 1962. When I left home, I took her cookbook with me and used it until it literally fell apart. I found a copy on eBay, so I’ll be cooking with Betty Crocker as long as I’m alive!

@kaeten838 6 ай бұрын

Lovely memory and story, thanks!

@bethenecampbell6463 6 ай бұрын

That's awesome. My mom also received this cookbook as a slightly belated wedding gift. My paternal grandmother got a lovely new kitchen in 1962. She pushed to get it finished before her new daughter in law arrived from out west. The cookbook was grandma's to help her figure out how to use all the new appliances. She and my mom got to spend some time together cooking and then the book went with my mom to the air force base in Northern Michigan where Dad was stationed. I learned to cook with this book and still rely on it for good advice. I love all the pictures and the party ideas.

@lwk4229 6 ай бұрын

@@bethenecampbell6463 that’s a lovely family memory thank you for sharing it!

@druelia9485 6 ай бұрын

What is your favorite recipe from the book?

@TheLalafemme 6 ай бұрын

Same here! Mom got it as a wedding gift in 1962. I learned to cook from this book. That tamale pie was one of my favourites. What wonderful memories….

@debra333 6 ай бұрын

I'm sorry, but i laugh out loud whenever you go on the "I know Betty Crocker's not real" trail. I don't blame you, I talk with the Quaker Oats man all the time!! 😂😊

@cooking_the_books 6 ай бұрын

I still get 'You know Betty Crocker isn't real right' comments on several of my videos ALL THE TIME. I just like to chat with her, ok? 😂

@melaniefisher8823 6 ай бұрын

It comforts me to know that there is someone else out there in the world that loves cookbooks just as much as I do. My kitchen is decorated with cookbooks, and I have MANY shelves holding my MANY cookbooks. I love watching you open them, show the illustrations and discuss the "back then to now"...I'm so happy I found your channel. I'm MUCH older than you and it thrills me to see a younger person appreciate the oldies but goodies! XOXO

@baylorsailor 6 ай бұрын

I believe many of us in our 30s and 40s have become very interested in learning about the past, and old ways of doing things thanks to channels like this and others on KZfaq. Hopefully this will trickle down to the younger generations too. 💛

@stephaniepapaleo9001 6 ай бұрын

I looove cookbooks and the cookbook style magazines that have gorgeous nostalgic photos from all decades! It’s fun! Gives us inspiration!

@thomasvee5021 6 ай бұрын

I’m in my early 60s, and I’ve always enjoyed reading and looking through cookbook (especially ‘vintage’ ones). Its great that others have the same interest. ❤

@misstlc7136 6 ай бұрын

I have thousands of cookbooks. I've collected them all my life. It pains me that I don't have family and when I pass who knows where they will actually end up. 😮

@alvaandersson5882 2 ай бұрын

i'm 23 and have an ongoing collection of cookbooks from the 40s to now! its because such a hobby that my friend gifted me seven 70s cookbooks that she found on ebay! there's something so special about learning about the past and real peoples experiences through the lens of food

@minnesota_loon 2 ай бұрын

My Mom taught a class using that cookbook so me and fellow Junior Girl Scouts could earn our “Hospitality” badge.

@judytieger8976 6 ай бұрын

I am 82 years old and I was given that cookbook by my mother when I got married in 1962. I still have it and use it occasionally. My favorite recipe in it is chicken ala king. I still make it. I gave Betty Crocker cookbooks to my three children, including my two sons, when they went out on their on. I told them if you an read you can cook.

@user-hw9uc6gc9n Ай бұрын

My mom loved Denver Sandwiches, but she spread margarine, ketchup and horseradish on the bread.

@keturahpadgette1093 6 ай бұрын

I make tamale pie fairly often. It's easy to make after a long day, cheap and endlessly customizable. I generally use taco seasoning on the meat and put the cheese under the cornmeal topping. Then we add salsa or sour cream to our liking.

@Mommee77 6 ай бұрын

We make the tamale pie too...we use sliced black olives (more to go around😊) and add a can of chopped green chiles to the corn meal mixture

@Talon6551 6 ай бұрын

I haven’t thought about tamale pie in years, but we had this a lot when I was a kid. And we all loved it. I’ll be making this soon

@fiveandfour 6 ай бұрын

I’ve had the tamale pie - or some version of it - many times, but completely forgot about it. I’ll be making it again for certain!

@saturdaisy8576 6 ай бұрын

I just made it last week, it’s delicious

@matildarei 9 күн бұрын

My mom got this cookbook for her wedding. When I got married 13 years ago I got myself one. It’s my favorite cookbook ever. My mom’s copy was used till it busted, and then we moved and it got lost. I tried to get her a copy online but I couldn’t find one I could afford. A couple of years ago I went to a vintage/antique fair and someone was selling a pretty good copy of this book for $10, and I bought it for my mom. She was absolutely tickled!! I love this cookbook so much. Thanks for the review!! 💕💕

@craigjeffries 6 ай бұрын

I love this series of budget meals. People could make the tamale pie even cheaper by making it a meatless meal with a can of pinto beans and black beans. Thanks for sharing these recipes!

@elizabethshultz2462 6 ай бұрын

You forgetting, is wonderful. This means you truly stepped away from your job and enjoyed your time off. As a result you sound so freash, happy and even giggley! You are like a renewed spirit!! Proud of you.😊

@BiscuitsMom917 6 ай бұрын

The tamale pie is better the next day. And more spices, of course.😊

@Bridgetgethins 6 ай бұрын

Another Army brat food memory. Living in West Germany in the 1960's. All families had access to " C-rations". Dark green cans of food storied in the attics of all military housing. And ours were never labeled! Opening them was always a surprise. Spaghetti and meatballs to a Hershey bar. Some even had mini packs of cigarettes. Like 6 to a pack. The 1960's. Once my Mom opened a can with strawberry jam. Like 16 ounce can of jam.

@user-fr3hg3vx3t 6 ай бұрын

The Lumberjack Macaroni recipe is also in The Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook on page 381. However, it says American Cheese instead of Cheddar. It even includes the information about the founder of General Mills making it.

@susanrobinson408 6 ай бұрын

I love Sunday afternoons with Anna!! I love the recipes and watching you make them, but my favorite part is when you share the recipe book. Your enthusiasm for the illustrations and layouts of the books is so fun! I found the Elsie the cow cookbook this week and remember the discussion about her family.

@jolie2861 5 ай бұрын

I have my mother's original copy of that cookbook...in excellent condition..they are quite collectable now..refer to it often . Also still have the vintage cookware and measuring cups. I'm 66 yrs old. Ty for sharing your fun site and letting us remember simplar times 😊

@retrobebop61 6 ай бұрын

You could also use Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix for the tamale pie . It’s cheap! The recipes look delicious!

@janelleclark4458 6 ай бұрын

I love that stuff. So easy to whip up a few corn muffins for dinner, or like you said, pour it on top of a casserole. Jiffy used to have a little cookbook for their mixes that you could request on their website.

@REALcatmom 6 ай бұрын

Jiffy is so perfect! Yes, I bake from scratch…and yes, I can make cornbread from scratch, but I really enjoy the taste of Jiffy better.

@Katy32344 6 ай бұрын

Hello! You do know that Betty Crocker isn't real, right? 😂😂😅😅😅😅 I couldn't resist!

@dreamweaver3406 6 ай бұрын

she is in our imagination 🙂

@lenalyles2712 6 ай бұрын

I have my mother's copy from 1961 and I was given a copy when I married in 1971. My copy I sent to my neice when I downsized and will some day give my mother's copy to one of my children.

@janelleclark4458 6 ай бұрын

I think that illustration was absolutely meant to suggest Bing Crosby! It was above the St. Patrick's Day section, and he was well known for his Irish ancestry and his love of Irish songs.

@rebeccaturner5503 6 ай бұрын

On the Tamale part lets stretch it out a bit...and add a can beans.

@gloriahanrahan6734 Ай бұрын

The Mac and cheese is similar to a recipe my dad preferred. Growing up in dense urban housing in the early 1900s, they didn't have access to fresh milk all that often. I didn't even know that people made it with milk and a cream sauce until I went to school.

@jbridges9574 6 ай бұрын

A note about cheese…. Pre-grated cheese has an anti-caking agent added, so for a recipe where melting is important, it needs to be freshly grated at home. Also the harder the cheese, the less “melty” it is. I try to sneak in a small bit of velveeta, American, or Monterrey Jack when I can. If the recipe has beer, wine, egg yolk, or mustard then the cheating isn’t necessary. The tamale pie is killer!! My grandmother used to make it. ❤

@lisahinton9682 6 ай бұрын

@jbridges9574 It's strange she didn't "heart" your comment. I'm amazed at how many people are ignorant of this fact about pre-shredded cheese being coated in anti-caking agents, and how that can affect your dish. Anyway, I came here to write exactly this. I'm glad someone else has already mentioned it. 😊

@chiarac3833 6 ай бұрын

I use an egg yolk and/or a bit of cream cheese. It really made it creamy and rich.

@cooking_the_books 6 ай бұрын

@@lisahinton9682I didn't 'heart' the comment because I just returned from being away for a few days.

@ryanmooty1437 6 ай бұрын

There’s so much variety that could be added to the macaroni, I love how simple it is yet would never think of adding those ingredients.

@117Pinkyflower 6 ай бұрын

We didn’t have taste buds back then! 😂

@HeyNikkiMoon 7 күн бұрын

Just found your channel and love these 1950s recipes! I really want to try the batter idea over chilli next time I have leftovers! Just a friendly fun fact that I thought of while watching this: the word tamale is plural for referring to a single “tamal”. Saying “A tamale” is the equivalent of saying “a tacos” or “a burritos”. My mind was blown when I learned this! It still doesn’t seem right in my head, lol.

@soniawithani7586 6 ай бұрын

Everything looked delicious, I think a little sour cream with that tamale pie would be tasty! Great recipe choices!

@littleblackcar 6 ай бұрын

We usually serve broccoli with macaroni and cheese dishes, because you can’t go wrong with broccoli and cheese.

@melissalambert7615 6 ай бұрын

Good recipes. So many ways to vary the Fiesta Pie. More sliced olives! Worked on a drug store food counter in 1975. My after-school job. Made a lot of Denver/Western style omelets and sandwiches. Very popular. Thanks for the reminder.

@leslieliptak7218 6 ай бұрын

That’s the version of the Betty Crocker my mom had. Every illustration you showed I’ve seen thousands of times. That poor thing fell apart and disappeared over the years. I managed to find and keep my grandma’s 1950 first edition hardcover version. Still pristine in its machine stitched plastic cover.

@jchow5966 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!! I really live vintage recipies and enjoy your presentation. You always respect the history. ☮️💟 2:02

@maryfranceschapin5716 6 ай бұрын

Useless Fact: The Denver Omelet actually came after the Denver Sandwich. Love your videos!

@cc-sb1is 6 ай бұрын

😮 that is an interesting factoid!

@juliemeanor6531 6 ай бұрын

That Denver sandwich would be great with tomato soup for a simple comfort meal. Great recipes to add to the budget meal plan.

@cooking_the_books 6 ай бұрын

Love that combination. 😋

@apriljohnson1514 6 ай бұрын

My Mom had that cookbook when I was growing up and my sister has it now. Mom made the salmon loaf often and I hated it. Mom let us make something we called biscuit sticks but I think they were called Butter Dips or something like that. I do remember that they were on page 77 because we made them a lot in 1977.

@jc10907Sealy 6 ай бұрын

Giving the cost per serving so helpful. I’m a single cook only for myself and knowing the cost per serving helps me budget. I’ll save or freeze leftovers.

@turdferguson1990 6 ай бұрын

I love your vintage cookware and bowls. It makes me want to start collecting some

@cecoya 6 ай бұрын

Shocking but Betty Crocker was actually based on a real person: Marjorie Child Husted. I have most of the Betty Crocker cookbooks. I love the recipes and the older the better. They used different ingredients that complimented each other to make meals. Suggestion: next time grill the toast in the frying pan it will give it a different taste. Thanks for sharing and you have a wonderful day.

@marksuper4920 6 ай бұрын

My mom often cooked out of Betty crocker cookbooks - I know that I have had that tamale pie before! I should make it, I had no idea it was that simple.

@REALcatmom 6 ай бұрын

My favorite way to make mac & cheese…is to make homemade mac & cheese and then add bbq sauce to the sauce. That’s similar to the Lumberjack Mac & Cheese recipe. Mmmmmm….

@13soap13 6 ай бұрын

My sisters and I learned how to cook from this book . . . We still make the date/nut pinwheel cookies every Christmas!

@Barbara-nc9iq 6 ай бұрын

THE CORN CHOWDER IS THE BEST IN THAT COOKBOOK.

@margaretbedwell3211 5 ай бұрын

I really liked this video, especially your 1/2 version which makes it perfect for a senior who lives alone. They are perfect serving sizes for 2 or 3 because we just don't eat that much anymore. When I was a teenager in Ontario, Canada, my friends and I would go to the movies and stop by a very popular restaurant near the theater, and get what they called a "Western Sandwich", same exact ingredients as this recipe. I really loved it, even though I was not an egg eater at the time. Thanks for the memory on this one. On the lumber Jack macaroni, I would use even less of the Worcestershire Sauce, maybe only 1 Tbsp. for the 1/2 recipe and I would drain the macaroni put it back in the hot pot rather like you would for Kraft Dinner., and then add the other ingredients as you did. Thanks so much for sharing these recipes and for your commentary at the end. Have a Blessed day.

@rw8873 6 ай бұрын

Please feel free to add the kids cheering more often! It was so unexpected and made me laugh right out loud! You deserve all the cheers for your hard work and quality.

@BaykayMoo 6 ай бұрын

i eat egg sandwiches almost every day for breakfast. They really are so good and underrated!

@geelizzie 6 ай бұрын

Cooked egg type sandwiches taste even better if you butter the toast! I like just a fried egg on buttered toast sandwich and when I was a kid I would always eat my scrambled eggs on buttered toast. Yum!

@TonyMaynard-SD 6 ай бұрын

i knowww your channel is going to blow the heck up. you consistently provide well-made and approachable videos full of interesting information!

@cooking_the_books 6 ай бұрын

Oh you are so kind! Thank you! ❤

@yvonnepalmquist8676 6 ай бұрын

I'm a cheese lover and even still, plenty of flavor in that egg sandwich to not need cheese. But I think I would need a little butter on the dry toast. Toast with butter is heaven.

@MsDogMom 6 ай бұрын

The Denver, my mom called a western (Canada!) .. dip in ketchup!

@jacquespoulemer3577 6 ай бұрын

Hi Guys, Talk about success in advertizing I'm having this Fiesta Tamale Pie in an hour because of the leftovers we happen to have in the fridge and pantry. Thanks for this Happy new year to everyone, wishing you all prosperity and happiness this year of the Dragon Jim Oaxaca Mexico (Lumberjack macaroni joke...it didn't get smooth cause those little axes refuse to melt....mwahh mwahh)

@betsycollamore9966 6 ай бұрын

These recipes remind me of renditions of recipes from my mom’s rotation when I was a kid. Fun stuff!!

@loisperillo6672 6 ай бұрын

I have my mother's copy of this book! She, and now I, have used it so much, that I have lost both the front and back covers! The recipe we have made the most out of this book is the salmon loaf recipe! So good and one of the only fish meals I could get my kids to eat!

@IMeMineWho 6 ай бұрын

Maybe Ana can do that 1 for us too!

@soniajohnson8896 6 ай бұрын

I ❤ seeing your vintage kitchen ware

@bethenecampbell6463 6 ай бұрын

I bet you can make a new cover. Just need some stiff cardboard cut to fit front and back. Pick out some cool looking duct tape or contact paper from the craft store and just layer long strips (or a big sheet) over both covers and the spine. Maybe print off a picture of the old front cover and put it inside the new cover and go over that with clear contact paper or 2" clear tape. It'll last another 50 years!

@IMeMineWho 6 ай бұрын

@@bethenecampbell6463 You just gave me hope for an old photo album! Thanks.

@mlchisholm77 6 ай бұрын

I have the 1961 edition of that cookbook, in hardcover. I got it from a friend of my mother-in-law, and it’s been my favorite for the past 25 years. Not just for recipes, but also for kitchen tips, menu planning, and table setting.

@constancehuard7900 6 ай бұрын

I have had that book for at least 45 years. Denver sandwich was on the menu in the dinner I worked in in the late 70s.

@samanthaponce9667 6 ай бұрын

I was thinking that the Denver scramble needed cheese, right after I thought it, you said it. lol

@Mary-zx9bl 6 ай бұрын

I just started watching you a couple of days ago and am hooked. I'm 60 years old and remember seeing those cookbooks in my own and grandmother's home. We had one for kids called My First Cookbook put out by Imperial Sugar. If you could find one of those, you could make some of the things my sisters and I did. 😉

@judywein3282 4 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh! I grew up in the 60s, and we had red bowls EXACTLY like that! This was an interesting recipe (the Mac and Cheese plus. )

@diedradeutsch930 6 ай бұрын

I don't know why but chili powder back in the day was more flavorful. I suspect like many products it has been cheapened over the years. I double the amount to get the flavors I remember.

@The3GMom 6 ай бұрын

This book was my moms textbook for home ec. She still uses it.

@Samantharichie1986 6 ай бұрын

I made the Mac and cheese and the fiesta tamale pie tonight and they both were really good. My husband really likes the tamale pie

@littlebear6122 6 ай бұрын

What a great video!! Love 1960's, cookbooks and fun recipes!! You really made it come alive😊

@cooking_the_books 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

@schwanny 6 ай бұрын

I am HERE for that Fiesta Tamale Pie!!! (minus the olives... yeah... I'm one of "them" ;) I have this book too! THANK YOU, again for all your vids!

@cooking_the_books 6 ай бұрын

It was so delicious. I took some to my dad and he loved it!

@bethsbostic 6 ай бұрын

Dear Anna, I'm a big fan of your jam! The combo of history in food, publishing/graphics and foodways is so brilliant and your presentation is so effective, soothing and entertaining. I have come off an Asian food deep dive and watching your channel inspired a wild fusion that was so darn good I have to share. Sauce for macaroni (or any shape pasta) evaporated milk, cream cheese, processed cheese (proportion to your taste) melted in sauce pan, simmer to desired thickness, take off heat whisk in 1 tbsp quality miso and pinch of red chili flakes. Mix with pasta and OMG. Thank you for bringing evap milk into my repertoire!!! ❤❤❤

@user-jo6zo6ju9b 6 ай бұрын

I think the miso could work really well as it's umami, like the Worcester sauce so it'll be the same kind of flavour.

@cooking_the_books 6 ай бұрын

Sounds delicious! 😋

@diannalynnYT 6 ай бұрын

I have a shelf of vintage cookbooks. This has really inspired me to dive into them. I gravitate to just looking up recipes here or Pinterest. So glad this video was in my recommended. Thank you!

@ellied1701 6 ай бұрын

I made the lumberjack mac & cheese & my hubby was eating it for lunch today during a lunchtime zoom meeting (lunch break? 🤣). Anyway, he made some work peeps jealous cuz he described what it was….so I sent them the recipe too…. Thank u! It’s YUMMY

@pamelabennett9057 6 ай бұрын

Suggestion: I'd love to see a series on diet/low-calorie/low-fat recipes from various classic cookbooks. I know Betty Crocker and BH&G had several cookbooks from different decades as well as chapters within the regular cookbooks on those topics.

@IMeMineWho 6 ай бұрын

Yes. Low cal!

@Diogenes1360 6 ай бұрын

> I'm 63 years old, I grew-up eating that Fiesta Tamale Pie during the 1960's & 70's. As I got older, I grew to hate-it and would purposely skip dinner when I knew mom was making-it. However, now seeing this dish again, I can't help but feel nostalgic and would be willing to try it again.

@sheryldougherty282 6 ай бұрын

When I was able to eat cheese I would add a can of tuna and peas with the Mac and cheese. When they redid Betty Crocker a lady from our city was apart of the new Betty.

@stephaniepapaleo9001 6 ай бұрын

I like the black olives, too! Interesting crust!! I’m glad you stayed Betty Crocker isn’t real! That history is interesting!

@elisavillarreal8187 2 ай бұрын

I tried this recipe and my family loved it. Thank you for your channel.

@nancyritland9116 4 ай бұрын

love love love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@pamking8137 6 ай бұрын

Lol! I like to add ketchup to my Mac and Cheese! Lumberjack meal is right up my alley!

@SailorYen89 6 ай бұрын

yay! this is exactly what I needed today.

@MsAsheeraA 6 ай бұрын

I will be making the fiesta tamale pie for a work pot luck and swapping the pork sausage with turkey or chicken sausage and will be using sliced olives

@cooking_the_books 6 ай бұрын

Love this! 😋

@simonalyneenderz3247 3 ай бұрын

In the Southwest, we would add a can of hatch green chilies to the meat mixture or cornmeal topper. 💗💗Olive Lover here💖💖

@debsa-nonymous 6 ай бұрын

All good meals for me! For the sandwich, I would have added the ham to the vegetables and let it brown a bit with them, then add the egg mixture. Also, a little mayo on the toast would change the flavor profile up in my opinion.

@cc-sb1is 6 ай бұрын

I love mayo on scrambled egg sandwiches!

@kimberlyyoung6517 6 ай бұрын

I'd make ground beef to put in the lumber Jack macoroni

@junktionfet 6 ай бұрын

It's complete random chance that KZfaq popped this video up in my feed, as I've never watched one of your videos before... But wow, what a great video. I'm totally subscribing... and totally trying one or all of these recipes

@cooking_the_books 6 ай бұрын

So glad to have you here! Welcome! ❤

@user-uy7ic2gl9j 6 ай бұрын

Tamale pie was a go-to in my household growing up. So much so I swore off it when I was young. I tried your recipe. But me and chili powder are not friends, so I substituted for Taco Seasoning. It made me like this dish. I am not sure if my mom got heavy-handed with the chili powder, but loved the texture and taste. I am a texture queen, too. My husband didn't remember the recipe but once I cooked it it jogged his memory as well. Keep up the good work. Enjoy watching you.

@Akforgetmenot 6 ай бұрын

I love all the recipes you share. Many are from days that I grew up in! I remember when my daughter found out that Elvis was dead,( long before she was born) Betty Crocker is not real?!!! 😅 olive your channel!

@karenfrankland7763 6 ай бұрын

I love the egg sandwich, The easy way is once you put the egg mix into the peppers and onions, top with a little cheese and then top with a homemade flour tortilla. Cook until the egg is cooked and flip over and brown a little. Once you remove from the heat, add a little salsa and some sour cream and fold the tortilla in half and you have a lovely hearty breakfast that tastes delicious. It's just an adaption of foods that I grew up with that just had that kinda bland flavor.

@sdb9884 6 ай бұрын

I just had a fried egg on buttered toast sandwich for breakfast, so I am definitely going to try the Denver one. I have never heard of a Denver omelette before.

@baylorsailor 6 ай бұрын

That's a really cute cookbook, and it was printed the same year my mom was born. I'm going to try to find a copy for my shelf!

@cherrylee1103 6 ай бұрын

I would use Rotel in that tamale pie. I want to try.

@mariapaulastepanian9930 6 ай бұрын

I was so looking forward to seeing you again! Thank you so much for all your hard work!❤

@kathleendudek2955 6 ай бұрын

I love old recipes and old cookbooks.

@aliyamoon80 6 ай бұрын

My mother used that cookbook all the time! It’s mine now! Made me so happy to see it featured today! ❤

@paygedashnaw5041 6 ай бұрын

can you please do a ranked favorite recipes of all time ? Please!!!!!❤

@rachelmitchell2144 6 ай бұрын

Anna, I just love you! The recipes are fab, and as a book nerd and librarian, I LOVE the way you analyze the books. 😉💚

@craftyflalady 6 ай бұрын

Are your casserole dishes and bowls as vintage as they look? I love them! I swear the dish you mixed they mac n cheese in my grandma had. Love watching you. I love cookbooks myself. I read them like novels!😂

@cooking_the_books 6 ай бұрын

Many of them are vintage! The dish I mixed the macaroni in is from the 60s though.

@debeckersley3850 6 ай бұрын

During your review of the cookbook, you commented on how your edition was turquoise, yellow, and pink as opposed to "Betty Crocker red." When I got married in 1973, I was looking for an apartment for my husband and I (This was also my first apartment) I remember one that had a yellow refrigerator, a turquoise stove, and a pink sink . . .

@cooking_the_books 6 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh, those appliances sound amazing!

@debeckersley3850 6 ай бұрын

Today, yes. But then, everything I had was earth toned: beige, brown, gold, orange, and avocado. Rather ghastly.

@jc10907Sealy 6 ай бұрын

What an inspired channel name. Great content

@snooksmcdermott 6 ай бұрын

Aw, that was my mom's cookbook. She got it as a wedding present. I have it now, minus a few lost pages.

@lisahinton9682 6 ай бұрын

I remember "tamale pie" from the late 1970s. We felt so exotic eating it! We were little white kids in a white suburb in the Midwest and were so excited to have this meal. Thanks for the memories, Anna. Your dish looked delicious.

@sheshickey 6 ай бұрын

Oh my Mom's go-to cookbook which I still have and will never part with! And, like yours, mine shows its frequent use :). I'm going to make the Fiesta casserole and I'm going to add canned jalapenos. My mouth has been watering for this since I watched it.

@DanniTheMagicJunkDrawer 3 ай бұрын

I love your apron! Years ago I had white pants with those types of fruit on them. They were orange, yellow and green fruits . My coworkers called them “produce pants” lol

@rosecurry8599 6 ай бұрын

I’m pretty intrigued by the lumberjack macaroni. Gonna give it a go. I really like the new series!

@sallyhostetter9442 6 ай бұрын

I have this same cookbook. It was my mother's and when I got married in 1974 she bought me a Betty Crocker cookbook also. So, I have both. Plus a lot of others.

@AnneMarieRenee 6 ай бұрын

I am making the fiesta tamale pie tonight! 😋😋😋 Thank you for sharing this recipe..

@smtpgirl 6 ай бұрын

I have eaten the fiesta tamale pie before in 1971. My cousin Matt cooked this dish when he was 11, I was 10 and my sister was 8. I LOVED IT.

@kathysimpson3249 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I love this easy recipe. All in with meat, vegetable, and cornbread ❤

@ifoundmyavalon 6 ай бұрын

Have you ever came across the better homes and garden junior cookbook? I was gifted it as a child and you wouldn’t believe the amount of amazing recipes in there. Even my mom used it. Our favorites were the snickerdoodle recipe and the caramel corn one.

@cooking_the_books 6 ай бұрын

Yes! I believe my Grape Surprise Salad video is from the BHG Junior Cookbook. I love cookbooks for children in general. 😁