Hello, crime readers and food lovers.  Today, we are on a mystery trip to a Destination Unknown.  However, if you look at our accompanying meal, you probably know where we might be heading.  Agatha Christie published Destination Unknown, a standalone spy thriller, in 1954.  Christie’s spy thrillers are not my favourites.  And this one is […] The post Destination Unkown – Kofta Tagine and Couscous first appeared on Retro Food For Modern Times ..read more

Hello friends,  Welcome to March and 31 reasons to be cheerful!   Week 1 Date How To Celebrate March 1 – World Compliment Day To celebrate:  Say something nice to someone you love or to a complete stranger! March 2 1965 – The Sound of Music Debuts To celebrate: Watch this classic film!  You could […] The post Reasons To Be Cheerful Copy 003 first appeared on Retro Food For Modern Times ..read more

Welcome back, time travellers! Today, we are journeying back in time to February 2005 and, concurrently, embarking on a culinary expedition across Asia. I am incredibly excited about this month’s culinary adventure because Asian cuisine holds a special place in my heart, with Thai, Malaysian and Japanese food being among my favourites. Furthermore, my blog […] The post February 2005 – Asian Food first appeared on Retro Food For Modern Times ..read more

Hello friends. Welcome to the final part of our Austrian culinary adventure. Today, we’ll savour Marillenkuchen – Austrian for Apricot Cake.  I was more excited about Austrian desserts than the savoury dishes. Austrian cakes and pastries are world-famous, and Good Housekeeping’s World Cookery offers an enticing array!  Initially, I struggled to choose between Sachertorte, the most […] The post Marillenkuchen first appeared on Retro Food For Modern Times ..read more

Hello crime readers and food lovers. Welcome to Dining with The Dame! Today’s book, A Pocket Full of Rye, is my favourite Miss Marple to date. I absolutely loved this one.  This is not so much a Dark Marple but a Marple out for vengeance!  To paraphrase the 1976 film Network, “She’s as mad as […] The post A Pocket Full of Rye – Bird Pie first appeared on Retro Food For Modern Times ..read more

Hello friends, I’m shaking things up today with a vintage recipe from Good Housekeeping’s Cooking for Today. Firstly, this is just the tip of the iceberg. This was a 13-part weekly magazine.  The recipe for Frankfurter Roka comes from issue #2. I have a few of these, which I intend to cook from this year, […] The post Frankfurter Roka first appeared on Retro Food For Modern Times ..read more

Hello Friends and welcome to our celebration of the little things!  Here are 28 Reasons to be cheerful in February 2025 Week 1 Date How To Celebrate February 1 – Ice Cream for Breakfast Day To celebrate: Go on!  You know you want to! Try a fruit-forward sorbet like my Rhubarb, Rose and Passionfruit Sorbet […] The post Reasons To Be Cheerful 002 first appeared on Retro Food For Modern Times ..read more

Hello Friends, today we’re continuing our journey into Austria in 1972.  We started with some Eggs in Sour Cream a few weeks back and that was a great dish!  Now, I’m sure some of you might be expecting a Wiener Schnitzel as the main course.  However, as I have already shared a fancy version recently, […] The post Veal with Cream Sauce first appeared on Retro Food For Modern Times ..read more

Hello friends and retro food lovers! Remember back in your school days when you got marks/grades for effort? Alternatively, does the phrase “the soul was willing, but the heart was weak” resonate with you? Well, they will indicate how I feel about the recipe for Pebbles on The Beach, which I’ve renamed Pebbles on a […] The post Pebbles on A Peruvian Beach first appeared on Retro Food For Modern Times ..read more

Good Bye grey skies, hello blue… Today history lovers, we are celebrating the first airing of the TV show Happy Days, on 15 January 1974, with a lovely cocktail, called appropriately enough, Happy Days. But before we get to that, just a little explanation.  I originally shared this post way back in 2016.  However, due […] The post History Happy Hour: Happy Days first appeared on Retro Food For Modern Times ..read more