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jackie kennedy’s waffles

i’ve actually made this recipe several times, but somehow it never occurred to me to put it on my blog.

½ cup (1 stick) butter

1 tablespoon (12.5 grams) sugar

2 eggs, separated

1 cup and 1 tablespoon (132 grams) cake flour

1 cup (235 ml) buttermilk

1 pinch salt

4 teaspoons (31 grams) baking powder

i’m always shocked at the amount of baking powder that this recipe calls for, but it always turns out well.

step one: using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar. add egg yolks one at a time until fully mixed. alternate between adding flour and buttermilk in small increments until blended. stir in salt and set aside.

step two: in another bowl, beat egg whites until they form stiff peaks. fold the whites into the batter and then fold in the baking powder. the mixture will be thick and fluffy.

step three: cook according to your waffle maker’s instruction manual.

jackie’s tips: serve immediately.

my thoughts: these waffles are a favorite of mine and i can’t think of anything bad about them.

my rating: 5/5

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cinematography appreciation post: lawrence of arabia

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old hollywood recipes: cary grant's mushroom canapés

i don't even like mushrooms, what am i doing?

8 ounce can of mushrooms

2 tablespoons oil, butter, or whatever

1 cup of spinach

1 fresh tomato

1 tablespoon french dressing

2 drops of tabasco

8 slices of bread

butter

oh well, i guess i'll make it for a party

step one: sauté mushrooms in hot oil or whatever fat you're using for five minutes, do not brown.

step two: add to chopped spinach and tomato with french dressing and tabasco.

step three: toast one side of the bread and butter the other side. arrange mushroom mixture on the bread and serve.

my tips: i put them in the oven after i topped them because i thought they should be served hot and they cooled down by the time i grilled the bread, buttered the other side, and topped it.

my thoughts: i can't say much for the recipe because i didn't actually eat any, but the entire sheet tray that i made was empty afterward, so i think that speaks for itself.

my rating: not applicable

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old hollywood recipes: katharine hepburn's cranberry conserve

you guys probably already knew another kate hepburn recipe was happening.

1 quart (1,170 grams) of cranberries

2 1/2 cups (500 grams) of sugar

juice and pulp of two oranges

zest of one orange

1 cup (150 grams) of seedless raisins

1/2 cup (65 grams) of chopped nuts

i cannot bring myself to put raisins in this, i'm sorry, kate.

step one: wash and chop cranberries. rinse in a colander to remove seeds.

step two: place in a saucepan and add one cup (250 ml) of cold water, the raisins, and the orange pulp, juice, and zest. cook for fifteen minutes.

step three: add sugar and oil. cook for two minutes. stir in nuts.

step four: pour into moulds or glasses, chill and serve in slices.

kate's tips: prepare one day before serving.

my thoughts: okay, i had to mess with this recipe just to make it function how it should. the instructions called for oil, but didn't say how much, so i ended up adding a third cup (80 ml) of oil. i also ended up draining almost all of the water before i served it at christmas dinner because it was very soupy. but after all of that, everyone in my family and extended family loved it and so did i.

my rating: 4.5/5

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adventures in apush (or weird things that my apush teacher has said or done in class)

not old hollywood related, but you can't make this stuff up

“some kid came up to me today and said, ‘hey, someone’s vaping in the bathroom!’. it isn’t my job to stop kids from vaping in the bathroom!”

crumpled up an office call slip for a kid to leave class early and proceeded to throw away the slip, later he received a call from the office and stated that he didn’t receive a slip. when we told him what he had done he said, “sorry, guys, i must have blacked out while i was teaching”.

[on nazis possibly using meth to make the wehrmacht more  alert and aggressive] “so, meth is probably a good thing if you’re in the military.”

“friday! vaping in the bathrooooom!”

“you guys are all probably thinking, ‘what was in his soda at lunch?’.

stopped his lecture and stared straight at me, motioning for me to tap the guy next to me that fell asleep and wouldn't stop until i did it

[to me after blowing my eardrums out because i sit next to the speaker] “let me know if the new speaker gets too loud, i don’t want to hurt your ears.”

rickrolled the entire class with the new speaker on maximum volume

“my kind of guy, a real man’s man, drinks scotch, smokes cigars.” ”we all know you don’t drink scotch or smoke cigars.” “you guys know what i do. i vape in the boy’s bathroom!”

“it’s in my contract, i don’t know exactly what it states, but i signed it.”

“it’s fall now and it’s finally raining, now when i go home i can put fuzzy socks on, sit by the fire with a cup of hot cocoa, listen to the rain, and get out my vape pen.”

“you guys know i don’t actually vape, right? it’s clear to you all that it’s just a joke in this class?”

“i have my arms shaved right now.”

somehow manages to stare down each student multiple times a class period

"we should all go for a run downtown really early in the morning and see if we can spot any methheads or mountain lions"

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I watched peter's perfomance in lawrence of arabia in my class , some of my classmate said he's like rich guy who lived in tropical island and always go for surfing lmfao 😂😂maybe because his tan skin makeup and blonde hair ,but the good news is they love LOA movie too

haha, that's the most interesting interpretation i've ever heard

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dean martin's garlic mashed potatoes

thank you so much for 400 tumblr followers!

me, halfway through making standard mashed potatoes: wait, doesn't dean martin have a recipe for mashed potatoes?

3 pounds of golden potatoes (1.5 kilograms)

1/2 cup of butter (1 stick)

3 cloves of garlic

2/3 cup of milk or cream (160 millileters)

salt and pepper

basic, but are they the right ratios?

step one: peel the potatoes and dice them. boil the potatoes in salted water until they can be easily pierced with a fork. drain in a collander and place back in the pot.

step two: mince the garlic. melt butter in a saucepan on low heat and add the garlic.

step three: add milk or cream to potatoes and mash with potato masher while pouring in garlic-butter mixture. season with salt and pepper.

dean's tips: don't overmix! serve with shrimp and whiskey sauce.

my thoughts: i think another clove of garlic wouldn't hurt, but they were really good!

my rating: 4/5

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marlene dietrich's scrambled eggs

here we go again, back in the kitchen

butter

4 room temperature eggs

salt

simple enough, isn't it?

step one: crack three eggs into a bowl. separate one egg and add the yolk to the three eggs. add salt and beat with a fork.

step two: melt butter (i put about a tablespoon) in a pan on low heat until it reaches a golden yellow.

step three: pour the eggs into the pan and turn the heat off. turn with a fork until it reaches desired consistency.

marlene's tips: do. not. use. an. eggbeater.

my thoughts: they're good, classic scrambled eggs, nothing special.

my rating: 4/5

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old hollywood recipes: janet leigh’s gateau dore (yellow cake)

today’s old hollywood recipe is what janet leigh describes as a simple yellow cake despite the fancy name. let’s see how this goes.

this is a simple enough recipe.

1/2 cup of butter (1 stick)

1 cup of sugar (225 grams)

2 cups of cake flour (250 grams)

1 tablespoon of baking powder (4 grams)

4 egg yolks

1/2 cup of milk (125 ml)

what concerns me about the ingredient list: the use of only the egg yolk with no whites, the large amount of baking powder, and omission of salt and vanilla.

step one: preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit (180 degrees celsius) and grease and flour two 8 inch (20 cm) cake tins or two loaf pans.

my tips for greasing and flouring a cake tin: typically i take a stick of butter and keep the top half of the wrapper on to keep my hands from getting buttery and rub the pan with the butter. then i sift a small amount of flour over the pan and rotate the pan so the flour will evenly disperse, shake the tin over the sink or trash can to get rid of excess flour.

step two: using either a hand or stand mixer, cream butter and add sugar. beat and add egg yolks, beat lightly. stir in vanilla.

step three: combine flour and baking powder in a bowl. alternate mixing in flour/baking powder and milk to the original cake mixture. beat.

step four: pour into the prepared pans and cook for 35-45 minutes.

janet’s tips: serve with homemade ice cream.

my thoughts: this cake was the driest cake i have ever eaten or made and had tunnels (maybe i overbeat it at some point? i don’t know, i was just trying to listen to janet’s directions!). i probably won’t make this again. the frosting recipe (not janet’s) that i found was really good though, i substituted 3/4 cup of cocoa powder for some of the powdered sugar to make it chocolate. long story short, i’m sorry, janet, i love you, but your cake just isn’t that great.

my rating: 2/5

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eva marie saint's apple pie

i was about to make jimmy stewart's apple pie but i was out once it mentioned shredded cheese.

4 small green apples

1 cup (240 milliliters) cold water

3 tablespoons (45 millileters) fresh lemon juice

1 cup (140 grams) all purpose flour

1/2 cup (1 stick) diced butter, room temperature

1 cup (190 grams) sugar

2 teaspoons (8 grams) ground cinnamon

step one: preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit (180 degrees celsius). peel, quarter, and seed four apples before slicing thinly.

step two: grease a 9 inch (23 centimeter) glass pie dish with butter. put the apples in a bowl with the water and lemon juice, let sit for ten minutes.

step three: put flour and butter in a bowl and mash with fork until clumps form (in my case, i used a pastry cutter because i have the tools). add sugar and use fork (or pastry cutter) to work it in.

step four: add one and a half cups of dough into the pie dish and press evenly to the bottom and halfway up the sides of the dish. drain the apples and arrange evenly on top of the dough. sprinkle with cinnamon and the remaining pie dough.

step five: bake for one hour or until the crust is brown and the apples are tender. cool for thirty minutes.

my thoughts: i liked the filling and i love shortbread so the crust was amazing. it was really simple and easy, i'd recommend it for the upcoming holiday season.

rating: 4.5/5

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old hollywood recipes: katharine hepburn’s brownies

i have decided to start an old hollywood recipes series on my tumblr to combine two of my favorite things: old hollywood and cooking. anyway, today’s recipe is kate hepburn’s brownies.

this has got to be the most low maintenance brownie recipe i’ve ever seen.

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (64 grams) [the higher the quality, the better. try to get 100% cacoa if possible.]

1/2 cup of butter (one stick)

2 eggs

one teaspoon vanilla (5 ml)

1 cup of granulated sugar (225 grams)

1/4 cup of flour (32 grams)

1 cup of chopped walnuts or pecans (120 grams)

a pinch of salt

step one: preheat your oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit (170 degrees celsius) and grease an 8 in. by 8 in. (20 cm by 20 cm) dish.

step two: melt the butter in a sauce pan and whisk in cocoa powder. pour into a larger bowl, set aside and let cool.

step three: in another bowl combine the sugar, flour, nuts and salt.

step four: once the cocoa mixture has cooled, whisk in the eggs one at a time and stir in the vanilla.

step five: add the dry ingredients to the cocoa mixture and pour into the prepared pan.

step six: bake for thirty to thirty-five minutes, the brownies will be gooey and not cake-like. let cool, cut into bars, and serve.

kate’s tips: don’t add too much flour and don’t overcook the brownies.

my thoughts: gosh, these brownies are rich, they’re really good and i like the walnuts. kate knew how to make a good brownie and they were well received with everyone i shared them with.

my rating: 4/5

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why hattie mcdaniel is important

hattie mcdaniel was a black singer, actress, and radio performer. she was the first black actor/actress to win or be nominated for an academy award. but let’s get a little bit of background.

hattie mcdaniel was the daughter of a freed slave and became a singer at a young age. after her singing career fizzled out, she became a maid until she found work playing “hi-hat hattie” on a radio show. she gained recognition and began to work in film, typically playing the role of a maid. after fierce competition, the role of the maid, “mammy”, in Gone With The Wind (1939) was hers.

hattie won the oscar for best supporting actress in 1940. the hotel that the ceremony was held at had a strict no blacks policy, but she was allowed in as a favor and given a seat in the back. no other black person had won an academy award before her.

hattie mcdaniel caught a lot of flack for playing maid characters and once said, “why should i complain about making 700 dollars a week playing a maid? if i didn't, i'd be making 7 dollars a week being one.” 

hattie mcdaniel blazed a trail for black actors and actresses and pressed on to rise to success in an era where she was often unwelcome and treated poorly.

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why katharine hepburn is so important

katharine hepburn: one of the greatest women of the twentieth century, feminist icon, and talented actress

katharine hepburn was one of the first women to wear pants and menswear in film during the 1930s and dressed as a man complete with a masculine haircut and moustache in Sylvia Scarlett (1935). better looking than most men i know...

she inspired many women to wear pants in public by showing women that you don't need to wear a dress to look beautiful.

katharine hepburn never attended the oscars, despite winning four and being nominated an additional eight times, with the exception of one occasion when she presented an oscar and wore pants to the event in typical kate hepburn fashion.

and she showed, not only in her films, but in her real life that she would take shit from no one.

so next time you wear pants, thank katharine hepburn and the other women that came before you.

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why The Mary Tyler Moore Show is so important

the mary tyler moore show was a television show that ran for most of the 1970s. the show was so successful, it ran for seven years and produced three spinoffs: rhoda, phyllis, and lou grant. the show pushed social boundaries in the 1970s and played a large role in the feminist movement.

mary richards moved to minneapolis after breaking off her long-term relationship with a man who wouldn't commit himself. she then got a job as an associate producer at wjm-tv and her friend phyllis rented the top floor of her house to her.

the show often dealed with sexism and other issues. with mary being the only woman in the newsroom, she has dealt with her fair share of sexism and is even paid less than a former associate producer after she had previously received a significant raise.

mary also puts her friends, lou, ted, and murray in their places after they insult and stereotype women over drinks with her, a woman, at the same table.

mary was often portrayed as a pushover but when the issues matter, she would step in and give people a piece of her mind.

shows like the mary tyler moore show that paved the way for the shows we watch and love today.

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my top five 1960s films

fight me on these, if you dare

5. Mary Poppins (1964)

a movie that everyone has seen. on the list for obvious reasons.

4. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)

it probably looks boring because many are forced to read the book in school but it's good. and i love gregory peck.

3. Charade (1963)

known as the best hitchcock movie hitchcock never made. my favorite film with my favorite people. it leaves you in suspense and twists so often, you won't know what to expect.

2. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

(look at those eyes)

this film is three and a half hours long, but doesn't fail to keep the viewer engaged. ali and lawrence are a canon gay couple, according to director, david lean. it also features poc characters played by poc actors (with the exception of alec guinness, he really shouldn't have been cast). and peter o'toole is pretty.

1. Wait Until Dark (1967)

another audrey hepburn film. according to stephen king, this is the scariest movie ever made. in short, blind audrey hepburn is terrorized by alan arkin and friends.

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feminism in film and television 1930s-1970s

this is not a complete list, feel free to add on. just people i like and shows i watch, reblog with your favorites too.

Katharine Hepburn

katharine hepburn has more oscar wins than any other individual with four wins and twelve nominations. hepburn never attended the oscars when she was nominated. in the 1930s, hepburn popularized pants on women in public when it was still looked down upon.

Audrey Hepburn

audrey hepburn (no relation to katharine) popularized short hair and the use of menswear by women in the 1950s. audrey left her career in acting to work for UNICEF with a salary of one dollar a year until her death in 1993.

Mary Tyler Moore

mary tyler moore, star of the dick van dyke show and the mary tyler moore show, was the first woman to regularly wear actual pants on television, most credit this to lucille ball of i love lucy, but mary tyler moore wore pants so often on the dick van dyke show, sponsors limited her to “one pants scene per episode”.

That Girl (1966-1971)

a comedy show about a girl named ann that moves to new york city to become an actress. the series finale was going to be about ann getting married to her boyfriend, donald, but marlo thomas (the actress that played ann) didn’t want the show to give the message that marriage was the ultimate goal in life.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977)

the mary tyler moore show is about a woman that moves to minneapolis after breaking off an engagement. mary has brief relationships but ends the show a single woman. the show tackled many hot topic issues in the ‘70s including equal pay, homosexuality, and addiction. the show is rated as one of the top ten television shows of all time.

Mary Poppins (1964)

mary poppins may be regarded as a children’s movie, but it was my, and many others’, first exposure to feminism.