eating – Ruth E. Hendricks

Throwback Recipes 1965

In 2011 I started a blog of Throwback Recipes. I didn’t check the dates to see how long I kept it up but it was short lived.

Here’s an example of a post. My mother’s Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe

Last week at the Community Center I saw an old cookbook on the “Free Table” so I brought it home and found a handwritten recipe and a newspaper clipping and had fun going through the pages. It was from Lake Charles. Louisiana first printing in 1965

Notes:
Raggedy Ann Salt Ornament
a Pea Salad
and Cornflake Macaroons

April 22, 2026 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: 1965, cookbooks, cooking, eating, food, photography, postaday, throwback recipes 9 Comments

Simple Sandwich

Sunseri’s in the Strip District makes a delicious Balsamic Tuna sandwich.

But you can’t always get there when you want one. So-

Take a can of tuna in olive oil, drain well
Splash some balsamic vinegar on it
Finely chop some sweet onion
A dollop of mayo and mix it up
Split open a crusty bread roll (as we say in Pittsburgh)
Put in the roll and add sliced tomatoes, I had cherry tomatoes
Sprinkle freshly grated Parmesan on top

April 6, 2025 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: balsamic, eating, food, Italian tuna, kitchen, photography, postaday, pyrex bowl, recipe, sandwich 27 Comments

The Spicy Bison Chili Won the Chili Cook-Off

Friday morning was the Chili Cook-Off at the Stephen Foster Community Center. Lawrenceville. Four out of the five entries were Vegetarian and the Spicy Bison prepared by Kathie H took first place. It was very flavorful.

That’s apple cider cake under the waxed paper and some cheese biscuits. Kathy W. baked it and she was telling me how she boiled down the apple cider.

It was a tasty event and I enjoyed participating. I cooked a Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili with Sweet Potatoes a recipe from my daughter Laura which my friend Vincie was able to pull up on her computer.

I used silver sugar tongs to put some corn chips in little snack bags.

January 30, 2025 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: chili, cook-off, cooking, eating, food, photography, postaday 23 Comments

Summer Sweet Corn

Sunday Morning Farmer’s Market sweet corn.

Some butter- salt and freshly ground pepper.

I’ve taken to a quick steamy fast boil with lid on the skillet instead of a rolling deep water boil. I read one recipe that said add lemon juice to the pot but I never have.

August 18, 2024 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: cooking, corn on the cob, eating, food, kitchen, photography, postaday, sweet corn 8 Comments

Breakfast Anyone?

Steve likes to pick up a package of Trader Joe’s hash browns. I bake them in a cast iron skillet and they’re nicely browned.

March 12, 2024 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: eating, eggs, food, hash browns, ketchup, kitchen, oranges, photography, postaday 12 Comments

Anchovies- Yes or No?

Anchovies.

Epicurious says “There are more polarizing things than anchovies, but these tiny, briny fish definitely have their fans and their foes. If you fall into the former category, however, these anchovy recipes are for you.” (41 Recipes)

If yes, how do you prefer to eat them?

If no, you can elaborate.

August 3, 2023 by Ruth Categories: food, PhotographyTags: anchovies, eating, fish, food, photography, postaday, preferences, taste, travel 14 Comments

Are You a Nutella Fan?

Nutella – Yes or no?

*“Nutella is a brand of sweetened hazelnut cocoa spread. Nutella is manufactured by the Italian company Ferrero and was first introduced in 1964, although its first iteration dates to 1963*”

July 25, 2023 by Ruth Categories: food, PhotographyTags: eating, family, food, hazelnut, Maura, Nutella, photography, postaday, preferences, taste 16 Comments

Tapioca Pudding Yes or No?

Tapioca is a starch that comes from the cassava root and formed into little pearls that gives tapioca pudding its signature texture and is naturally gluten-free”

Tiny pearls of tapioca starch, milk, eggs, sugar and vanilla are the ingredients. Little containers of half and half are served with the Tapioca Pudding at Grant Bar in Millvale PA. Fortunately my friend V, who was treating Steve and me to a lovely dinner, suggested we order dessert. And she reminded me of the Tapioca Pudding they feature on the menu. Being a blog follower V has read my questions about different foods and flavors. (Mushrooms, rhubarb, licorice etc) “It would make a good blog” she said. I couldn’t remember if I’d blogged it before. Tapioca reminds me of childhood. Puddings and custards don’t seem to be as popular these days .

Want to make it at home? Here’s a recipe

April 2, 2023 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: childhood, dessert, eating, flavors, food, Grant Bar, Millvale, photography, postaday, pudding, tapioca, Textures 20 Comments

Egg Salad Thoughts

Egg salad is a dish I never cared for growing up. I thought the eggs were stinky. The texture unappealing. But freshly made egg salad spread on a saltine cracker or a slice of bread is a satisfying taste to me now. I’ve friends who add mustard, lemon juice, butter, relish, paprika ……making it fancy, but today it’s simple egg salad. Easy on the Mayo.

Egg salad. Yes or no?

October 30, 2022 by Ruth Categories: food, PhotographyTags: eating, egg salad, eggs, food, kitchen, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, preferences, tastes 16 Comments

How do you feel about oatmeal?

October 2, 2022 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: available light, Bob’s Red Mill, breakfast, cooking, eating, food, kitchen, oatmeal, photography, postaday, preferences 24 Comments

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Throwback Recipes 1965

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