The Smart Shopper’s Cookbook was written for the home chef of the 70s struggling to put a nice meal on the table in the face of runaway inflation. Author Loyta Wooding still believes that meat is the “hub” of the meal, and includes animal protein in nearly every main dish recipe, but includes a handful……
Ingredient: crunchy peanut butter
Peanut Chicken Thighs (adapted from Eating In, 1986)
One of the more approachable recipes from Eating In is Peanut Chicken Thighs – a simple recipe built mostly from pantry staples that can be on the table in around 45 minutes. The original recipe calls for the full chicken leg – drumstick with thigh attached – but this is a hard cut to find……
Peanut Soup (adapted from Depression Era Recipes)
One of the more bizarre entries in Depression Era Recipes is “Peanut Soup”. It’s probably the one that comes closest to the hardscrabble improvisation that the title suggests, and it’s a stretch to even call it a recipe: it’s just peanut butter mixed with boiling water, salt and pepper to taste, and a little……