Recipes From A Seventies Teen Wife---Martha Stewart's Inspiration
Without Prejudice
I was a teen wife in the seventies. 17 nearly 18 when I was married. My Sister was 19. It was the done thing then.
Me, ex husband on right and Ian Thomas ( friend ) I was 16 and we were arguing already.
Wedding day 4th July, Independence Day , I was 17
My ex husband with first baby, Deborah
The gun at my head. I was 16 and a Virgin
At the Farm , Mandalay, I had just given birth to my second baby in. 12 months
Yvette digging the backyard.
My 4 girls at Phillip Island
Not happy Jan
Within a year I had to learn to be a Mother, Cook, Wife, Domestic Cleaner and a part time worker at KFC. I am still friends with my old Boss from KFC, after four decades.
Margaret Fulton, The Australian Women's Weekly menu cards were my inspiration for cooking and I still use the recipes to this day.
Simple basic recipes, no garlic or quinoa.
Just eggs, butter, flour, sugar, not even much pasta as pasta was considered International food.
How times have changed.
My photo above is of toasted Marshmallows, so easy and yet so attractive.
It's basically 3 or 4 ingredients.
Another Confectionery favourite
My staple dishes then were Beef Stroganoff or Beef Tomato Creme, meatloaf, curry, savoury mince, jarred chops, roasts and braises.
All recipes I have passed on to my grown women girls.
Fried rice is easy and traditional, corned beef with parsley sauce and creamy mashed potato,
Beef satay with homemade satay sauce
Egg and bacon pie
Lemon coconut slice made with condensed milk, fresh lemons and old fashioned Marie biscuits.
French Onion Dip
Tuna Mornay
Tuna Casserole
Prawn Cocktail. One friend made the sauce with ice cream and tomato sauce.
Steak Diane
Steak and Kidney Pie
Honey mustard chicken
Crumbed cutlets
Veal Cordon Bleu
Sweet And Sour pork with fresh pineapple
Beef chow mein
Coleslaw with fresh apple
Corn dip with butter and Jatz Crackers
Raspberry Coconut Slice.
Pavlova with fresh cream, passionfruit, strawberries and a grated mint chocolate bar
The list is quite long.
These days Martha Stewart is my inspiration in all things, cooking and craft but back then it was all about the great Aussie cooks and simplicity.
I was a teen wife in the seventies. 17 nearly 18 when I was married. My Sister was 19. It was the done thing then.
My Tomboy Grown women, Alena and Yvette
Not happy Jan
Within a year I had to learn to be a Mother, Cook, Wife, Domestic Cleaner and a part time worker at KFC. I am still friends with my old Boss from KFC, after four decades.
Margaret Fulton, The Australian Women's Weekly menu cards were my inspiration for cooking and I still use the recipes to this day.
Simple basic recipes, no garlic or quinoa.
Just eggs, butter, flour, sugar, not even much pasta as pasta was considered International food.
How times have changed.
My photo above is of toasted Marshmallows, so easy and yet so attractive.
Another Confectionery favourite
Chocolate Fudge
My staple dishes then were Beef Stroganoff or Beef Tomato Creme, meatloaf, curry, savoury mince, jarred chops, roasts and braises.
All recipes I have passed on to my grown women girls.
Fried rice is easy and traditional, corned beef with parsley sauce and creamy mashed potato,
Beef satay with homemade satay sauce
Egg and bacon pie
Lemon coconut slice made with condensed milk, fresh lemons and old fashioned Marie biscuits.
French Onion Dip
Tuna Mornay
Tuna Casserole
Prawn Cocktail. One friend made the sauce with ice cream and tomato sauce.
Steak Diane
Steak and Kidney Pie
Honey mustard chicken
Crumbed cutlets
Veal Cordon Bleu
Sweet And Sour pork with fresh pineapple
Beef chow mein
Coleslaw with fresh apple
Corn dip with butter and Jatz Crackers
Raspberry Coconut Slice.
Pavlova with fresh cream, passionfruit, strawberries and a grated mint chocolate bar
The list is quite long.
These days Martha Stewart is my inspiration in all things, cooking and craft but back then it was all about the great Aussie cooks and simplicity.
