Arroz Verde de Zihuatanejo (adapted from Buen Provecho, New Jersey, 1995)

Arroz Verde de Zihuatanejo (Green Rice from Zihuatanejo) is a traditional Mexican side dish that can be thrown together easily on a weeknight.   The recipe comes to me by way of Buen Provecho:  500 Years of Hispanic Cuisine, a 1995 community cookbook compiled by a Hispanic employee group at AT&T.   Arroz Verde de Zihuatanejo is one……

Meat Boats (adapted from Cooking Ideas with Portable Electric Appliances, 1960s)

Meat Boats is an odd little hot sandwich recipe well-suited for a weeknight dinner.  The recipe comes to me courtesy of Cooking Ideas with Portable Electric Appliances, a twenty-odd page pamphlet published by the Edison Electric Institute in the mid-1960s.   Folks of a certain age may remember the Edison Electric Institute for their iconic Live……