The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

The French have a word for it MAYONNAISE Best Foods Cookbook

I’m sure they do but I would bet it’s not in the Best Foods Brand cookbook! “recipes from some of the world’s greate...

October 29, 2010 by kookykitsch

Bacon wrapped egg burritooo

I found this delicious item somewhere on the internet and I feel badly that I am not crediting the cook or the photographer. Be that as it m...

October 15, 2010 by snappyp

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Unemployment and Decoupage

About 12 years ago, in between gigs, I had way too much time on my hands and was actually starting to enjoy not working. One day I started c...

September 14, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Bacon Wrapped Frankyburger Hamburdog

One of the greatest privileges of my life has been living next door to two people I love most in the world . And by next door, I mean, appro...

September 11, 2010 by windupkitty

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s Good Housekeeping Appetizer Book

By the number of post-its that I’ve stuck in this book, 41 to be exact, it’s obvious that I’m as much a fan of the recipes...

August 29, 2010 by Allee Willis

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RECIPE FOR KITSCH…

RE Found Up-North in Petoskey, Mi… I have never seen this great kitschy wood scrapbook…for “Recipes”… The cove...

August 19, 2010 by k2dtw

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Celebrity Prune

This smiling fellow is Sunny Sweet. He was the spokesprune for Sunsweet Prunes, and star of the 1951 animated film “Good Wrinkles̶...

August 15, 2010 by Kyle Dayton

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Elvis Recipe Pot Holders

I bought these at the Graceland Gift Shop. One pot holder is Elvis and some BBQ Ribs, with the recipe for Special BBQ Sauce. The other one i...

August 7, 2010 by Planet Joan

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The Perfect Drink for that Betty Crocker entree!

The perfect drink to go with any entree from the “Betty Crocker’s Dinner for Two” cookbook….or to serve at your next...

August 5, 2010 by michaelfrese

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Glitzy Pakistani RV

You’re driving along minding your own business in Pakistan, when across the horizon there’s a bright flash. But this isn’t...

July 28, 2010 by Markydoodle

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Picture Cook Book

This is my all-time favorite cookbook. It was published in 1958 and contains recipes along with photos that appeared in Life Magazine betwee...

July 27, 2010 by Michael Ely

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1970 Betty Crocker’s NEW Dinner for Two Cookbook

I love to cook so have a lot of cookbooks. I either picked this up at a rummage sale or from my mom. This is the 1970 edition of a recent Ki...

July 22, 2010 by Carrie

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Good Housekeeping’s Ten P.M. Cook Book

July 18, 2010 by Carrie

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Good Housekeeping’s Around The World Cook Book

I picked this up a few years ago at a flea market for, I think, 25¬¢. Subtitle is: “specialty recipes with a foreign flavor”. ...

July 17, 2010 by Carrie

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s Betty Crocker’s “Dinner for Two” Cookbook

Featuring 425 “new” recipes plus a special ‚”When-Company-Comes” section, this cookbook, published in 1958 by Gene...

July 15, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Yuban Coffee Desserts for the Good Life: Coffee Table Desserts

Desserts for the Good Life: Coffee Table Desserts (1970), General Foods Corp (Yuban Coffee). Vintage Recipe Paper Pamphlet...

June 26, 2010 by kookykitsch

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “Have A Blast” This Memorial Day Bottle Opener

Here’s hoping that everyone is having a blast this Memorial Day! I hope that includes popping lots of bottles with a similar vintage b...

May 31, 2010 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “Party Jocs” Coasters and Top Chef Masters at Street

In anticipation of the Memorial Day holiday tomorrow and the many glasses that are about to be lifted these Party Jocs drink cozies make it ...

May 30, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Goldfish and Blue Seafoam Onion Dip

The perfect Memorial Day weekend snack – Goldfish diving into an ocean of blue food colored onion dip. Even your vegetarian guests wil...

May 11, 2010 by Allee Willis

Happy 4th O’ July Hot Dog Platter & Ultimate Hot Dog Recipe

Nothing like dancing and lounging weiners roasting themselves upon which to plate the ultimate junk food junket of never-ending dogs and bur...

by Allee Willis

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Non Melting Ice Cream!

Swear to God, this week Coldstone introduced some of the cold stuff that turns into pudding and never melts. Only available through July 28t...

by Allee Willis

Mixer, Hand Mixer and Blender Cookbook

This 1960 cookbook really captures the era with all sorts of recipes that you’d never find in a contemporary cookbook, such as Cheese ...

May 2, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Easter O’ Puss

I must have grown up too close to Detroit to know what a Carvel was until 2009. That St. Patrick’s Day my friend Ned started it all wi...

April 5, 2010 by Mooshe

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Dinah Shore Cook Book

I am to young to have been a fan of Dinah Shore the singer – but I was and still am a fan of Dinah Shore the talk show host – th...

February 2, 2010 by rustyamo

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Are You Hungry Tonight? Elvis’s Favorite Recipes

The cover–I tried to remove the “special value” sticker when I first received this book as a gift, but it has proved to be...

January 28, 2010 by Vonciel

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