Chicken Baked in Sherry and Cream (1949, Oregon, adapted)

Chicken Baked in Sherry and Cream is an elegant mid-century chicken dish, suitable for entertaining.  This recipe comes to me originally from a 1949 cookbook published by the Eugene (Oregon) Welfare League, now the Eugene Junior League.  Like most Junior Leaguer recipes, this dish has a distinct fancy company vibe.  The ingredient list is classy……

Oriental Roasted Chicken Sous Vide (1976, Boston, adapted)

Oriental Roasted Chicken Sous Vide is a vintage roast chicken recipe elevated by modern cooking techniques.  The recipe comes originally from Presenting Boston…, a 1976 Junior League cookbook.  Oven-baked chicken is a popular dish in my community cookbooks from the 70s and 80s, coinciding with changing dietary habits.  (U.S. chicken consumption roughly doubled between 1960……

Ham with Noodles and Curry (Massachusetts, 1964, adapted)

Ham with Noodles and Curry is a quick and easy weeknight pasta for an old-school palate.  As you might surmise from the titular pork product, this is not a traditional Indian dish.    The recipe comes originally from Presenting Boston…, a 1964 Junior League Cookbook.  The recipe probably originated much earlier.  In my pre-WW II cookbooks……

Instant Pot Rindsgoulash (Boston Junior League, 1976, adapted)

Instant Pot Rindsgoulash [sic] is an traditional Austrian stew seasoned with paprika, one of many varieties of goulash found across continental Europe.  The proper German spelling is Rindsgulasch, which translates simply as “beef goulash”.  This particular recipe, along with the misspelling, comes to me by way of the Boston Junior League’s 1976 cookbook Presenting Boston… ……

Vintage Cookbook Review: No Regrets (Junior League of Portland, 1974)

No Regrets (1974) is compilation of recipes from the Junior League of Portland (Oregon).  Like the other Junior League cookbooks in my collection this is something more than a traditional community cookbook.  As with a church or Elks Lodge cookbook it contains recipes collected from members, but they are presented without attribution and intended to…