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27 recipes
- Taco Mixmid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A typed recipe card for a homemade taco seasoning mix, listing nine dried spices and seasonings with instructions to mix and store the blend for use at one tabl
- Meat Loafmid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for meat loaf, listing ingredients including ground beef, onion, celery, lard, green pepper, salt, eggs, bread crumbs, water, tomato j
- Breakfast CasseroleJamie Lynn Bechtner · December 3, 2014The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for Breakfast Casserole attributed to Jamie Lynn Bechtner, dated December 3, 2014. It calls for sausage, cheddar cheese, eggs, milk, and Pi
- Omelet in a BagRogerson (from an email, 7-9-05) · July 9, 2005The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for making individual omelets in sealed freezer bags boiled in water. Each person adds their own choice of ingredients (ham, cheese, onion,
- Swedish MeatballsApril 19, 1995The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for Swedish Meatballs made with ground turkey, dated April 19, 1995, apparently copied from the back of a turkey package. It lists ingredie
- Shepherd's PieSalena Journal · October 25, 2000The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for Shepherd's Pie dated October 25, 2000, attributed to Salena, possibly from a journal. It calls for browned hamburger or ground turkey,
- Scalloped CabbageWanda Larson · 2003The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for Scalloped Cabbage, attributed to Wanda Larson and dated 2003, noted as a friend's recipe from Gloria and Larry Lundstrom. It describes
- Salmon and Macaroniearly-mid 20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A printed recipe for Salmon and Macaroni, instructing the cook to layer canned salmon (Montclair or Rivera brand) with cold boiled macaroni and white sauce in a
- Steakettes (Poor Man's)mid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for "Steakettes (Poor man's)", a simple ground beef patty made with hamburger, egg, milk, and flour. The meat is formed into balls, di
- Shepherd's Pie"Gentlewoman," December, 1917 · December 1917The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A recipe for Shepherd's Pie combining cold cooked meat with gravy, topped with hot mashed potatoes and butter, then browned in the oven. The recipe notes it is
- Soda Cracker Hot DishBev. Wagner · mid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for "Soda Cracker Hot Dish," layering soda crackers, cheese, and a fried hamburger-onion mixture in a loaf pan or casserole, topped with to
- Taco SaladDecember 28, 2000The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for Taco Salad, dated December 28, 2000. It lists ingredients including ground beef, kidney beans, taco seasoning, vegetables, cheese,
- Chicken & Dumpling Casserolemid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for Chicken & Dumpling Casserole, listing ingredients including chicken (or deboned thighs), flour or potato flakes, milk, butter, cre
- Sweet-Sour Meatballsmid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for Sweet-Sour Meatballs, listing ingredients including beef bouillon cubes, ground hamburger, bread crumbs, pineapple chunks, lemon j
- PizzaLavon, from Carol Bernier · March 1983The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for pizza made with flattened biscuits as the crust, topped with beaten eggs, pizza sauce, cheese, hamburger, onion, pepperoni, olives, and
- Cheese Souffleearly-mid 20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A recipe for cheese souffle made from milk, flour, butter, salt, eggs, and grated cheese, combined into a thickened sauce with egg yolks and folded egg whites.
- Pastiesmid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for making pasties, listing a pastry dough of flour, shortening, eggs, and salt, and a filling of ham or cubed steak, carrot, onion, h
- Roast Beefearly-to-mid 20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
This printed recipe gives detailed instructions for roasting beef, emphasizing the use of tender cuts, searing at high heat to seal in juices, then reducing ove
- Porcupine Meat Ballsmid-20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for Porcupine Meat Balls, combining ground beef, rice, salt, pepper, and onion shaped into balls, then cooked in a mixture of tomato soup a
- Nachosmid-20th century (c.1950s-1960s)The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A simple recipe card for making nachos using chips, Monterey Jack and shredded Cheddar cheese, with instructions for microwaving the dish until the cheese melts
- Fried Rice Disha guer mom · November 3, 2013The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for Fried Rice Dish, dated November 3, 2013. It lists ingredients including cooked rice, frozen peas and carrots, onion, garlic, eggs,
- Rømmegrøt (Pudding)Olga · July 26, 2018The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for Rømmegrøt, a traditional Norwegian sour cream porridge, attributed to someone named Olga and dated July 26, 1918 (or possibly a later y
- Macaroni and Dried Beefearly-to-mid 20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A newspaper recipe for Macaroni and Dried Beef, intended as an energy-giving dish for working men. It involves cooking macaroni, making a white sauce with eggs
- Lazy LasagnaDiana Elyea, Salina, Ks. · November 2, 2003The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe for "Lazy Lasagna" contributed by Diana Elzea of Salina, Kansas, dated November 2, 2003. It lists hamburger, spaghetti sauce, uncooked lasa
- Taco Hot DishDecember 28, 2000The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for 'Taco Hot Dish,' dated December 28, 2000, listing ingredients including hamburger, taco mix, kidney beans, taco chips, onion, toma
- Bierocks (Buerock or Bierox)September 2005The Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A handwritten recipe card for Buerock or Bierox, a traditional German-Russian cabbage and meat filled bread. The recipe lists yeast dough ingredients (yeast, su
- Fried Chicken Without Lard or ButterMrs. P. A. Anderson, R. 4, Carmi, Ill. · early-mid 20th centuryThe Tinfully Family, kept by the Michaels family
A newspaper clipping recipe for frying chicken without lard or butter, instructing to roll chicken in flour, cook it in milk in a slow oven, then make gravy fro
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