These are biscuits that the whole family will love and the best thing is that they’re inexpensive and easy to make.
COCONUT BISCUITS
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Tag Archives: 1980s
RHUBARB & BANANA PIE
The combination of rhubarb, banana and orange seems unusual to me in this recipe, but I think the banana and orange would take some of the tartness out of the rhubarb, which could be good. I haven’t cooked it as my husband hates rhubarb, but you might like to try it out.
BAKED LEMON SOY CHICKEN
Although this recipe says to use a whole chicken and cut it up yourself, it would be much easier to use chicken pieces. As you don’t have to fry the chicken before putting it in the oven-proof dish, this is really quite a quick and easy meal for a family dinner.
CAMEMBERT HOT BREAD
This recipe comes from a recipe sheet put out by Continental Kitchen the makers of packet soup mixes. The sheet also has lots of dip recipes using French Onion Soup, Cream of Mushroom soup and Cream of Chicken Soup – all very 1980s. This recipe with camembert cheese spread onto a bread stick and then baked was quite popular as a pre-dinner or party nibble.
BEEF ‘N’ BEER
Neither Mum or Dad were beer drinkers, but there was usually a bottle in the fridge for visitors, sometimes it would sit there for a bit too long and not be fresh enough to serve. So this recipe was great for using up the odd ‘stale’ bottle. It makes a very hearty winter casserole.
SWEET POTATO WITH SOUR CREAM AND BACON
I almost missed this gem which was on a Herald Sun newspaper page. Mum stuck mostly to the old style potatoes, which in her day were just potatoes and only came washed or unwashed, big or small. Nothing like today’s variety. I think this recipe looks good, a great way to jazz up sweet potato.
CHICKEN BAKED IN BARBECUE SAUCE
Chicken wings, drumsticks or thighs work really well in this recipe. The sauce has a great tangy flavour and you can serve it as a family meal or a party dish.
CHEESE YUMMIES
By the look of this cutting Mum cut it out of a magazine quite a while ago. I don’t remember her making them, but they look great and are something a little bit different to serve with drinks. I usually make little cheese biscuits or pita bread crisps, but I think these look good and I’m going to try them next time.
APRICOT ROUGH SLICE
It looks like Mum’s collected this recipe off the back of the condensed milk tin. I don’t especially remember her making it, but it looks great and I think I’ll try it out myself.
TORTELLINI SALAD
Back in the 1980s we used to holiday with a group of friends every Easter. Everyone would take and make dishes which we would all share. One the the girls made this Tortellini salad, it was the first time we’ve ever tasted tortellini used this way and we all loved it. When we got home she shared the recipe with all of us.
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