Today I am using our meat rations to make these delicious mini meatloaves for 1940s Days! It takes a handful of ingredients and is easy to prepare. You can also press this into one large meatloaf and cook that way – it’s a versatile recipe! Meatloaf in the 1930s was a way to stretch small…
Potato Candy from the Great Depression
Potato Candy is a Great Depression Era recipe that contains just three ingredients — potatoes, icing sugar (also called confectioners sugar or powdered sugar) and peanut butter. You can use any nut or seed butter you like – we made ours nut free by using Wow Butter. The history of potato candy is hard to…
Brownies from the 1940s
These brownies from the 1940s are simply delicious! They are soft and tender with a chewy edge. They’re not sweet as I had expected them to be because of the corn syrup. They’re not bitter either being as we changed the type of chocolate used. And they’re great because these brownies do not use up…
Whole Wheat Depression Bread
When my girls and I were first learning about the Great Depression, one of the things we learned was how important bread was and how it was served with each meal. It is a great filler and offers a bit of substance when helping to stretch a meal. It helped fill a hungry belly when…
Following World War II Rations — 1940s Days
I enjoy learning about history, especially food history. The 1940’s was quite a challenging time from coming out of the Great Depression and into World War 2, people dealt with food insecurities and going from little to no food to foods then being rationed. It was a trying time. So, why did the government enable…
Tortilla Casserole
I have been making this yummy casserole for over 20 years. I had some tortillas to use up and cooked up ground beef, added corn and beans and tossed it in between layers of tortillas, cheese and salsa. I changed it up a bit over the years, but it still tastes the same — super…
Hopscotch Crunchies
My mom has been making these delectable squares since I was a kid!! It’s a crunchy, nutty, butterscotch square with fluffy marshmallows. They’re delicious! My mom got this recipe for Hopscotch Crunchies (that’s what they’re called in the cookbook!) from a Ukrainian cookbook called Baba’s Cookbook (pictured below), and I slightly adjusted the recipe (mainly…
Avocado Pesto Pasta
We bought a small bag of avocados, and have been eating them all week in bbq chicken rice bowls, chili and we decided to use the rest up on this delicious avocado pesto pasta. It’s like guacamole on pasta — it’s so good! And a dish I’ll make any time we have a bunch of…
