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Feeling nostalgic or just wanting to enjoy an old-fashion meal?  Following are recipes to help you create an entire meal like grandma used to make.  All these recipes are from my vintage recipe collection.  Start with a chicken casserole, add baked orange-pecan sweet potatoes, iceberg lettuce and tomato salad with Mason Jar French Dressing, and enjoy an old Southern Indiana favorite, Applesauce Cake, for dessert.

This chicken casserole recipe is from a 1975 magazine called THE WORKBASKET. The Workbasket was a small magazine that was chocked full of recipes, knitting and crocheting instructions. Many a rural housewife waited anxiously for the local mailman to drop her monthly edition into her mailbox.

CHICKEN CASSEROLE

2 cups diced cooked chicken

2 cups diced celery

1/2 cup slivered almonds

1/2 tsp salt

2 tbsp chopped onion

2 tbsp lemon juice

1 cup mayonnaise

1/2 tsp monosodium glutamate, optional

1/2 cup grated cheese

1 cup crushed potato chips

In greased 2-qt casserole, combine ingredients, topping mixture with cheese and chips. Bake at 450 degrees for 12 minutes or until bubbly.

ORANGE PECAN SWEET POTATOES

A recipe from the ARGO Cornstarch folks.

3 lbs. sweet potatoes, peeled

1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans

1 cup brown sugar

2 tbsp Argo Corn Starch

1 cup orange juice

2 tbsp butter

1 tsp vanilla extract

Spray a 3 quart (13 x 9-in) baking dish with cooking spray. Add sweet potatoes and pecans to dish. Combine brown sugar and corn starch in a small saucepan. Gradually add orange juice, whisking to blend. Cook over high heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Reduce heat and simmer 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat, add butter and vanilla. Pour over sweet potatoes. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes or until edges are browned and bubbly.

ICEBERG LETTUCE AND TOMATO SALAD WITH MASON JAR FRENCH DRESSING

1 head lettuce, broken into bite-size pieces

2 tomatoes, quartered

FRENCH MASON JAR DRESSING

1 can tomato soup

1/2 cup vinegar

1/2 cup oil

1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp prepared mustard

1 small finely chopped onion

1/2 tsp celery seed

Beat all ingredients together and store in a covered jar in the refrigerator. Makes 3/4 quart.

APPLESAUCE CAKE

This is another good old family recipe from Southern Indiana.

1 1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup shortening or oleo

1 egg

1 1/2 cups unsweetened applesauce

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp cloves

2 cups flour

1/4 tsp salt

2 tsp soda

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup raisins

1/2 cup nuts, optional

In a large mixing bowl, mix all ingredients together except raisins and nuts. Blend with electric mixer until well blended. Add raisins and nuts.  Pour into a greased 9 x 13-inch baking pan and bake in a 375 degree oven approximately 45 minutes or until done.

Enjoy!

Madonna has lived in the limelight for over a decade. She succeeded in adapting to her constantly changing environment and even succeeding in making her environment adapt to her.

Back in the 80′s, Madonna first came out, clothed in leather and accessorized with bows, lace, fishnet stocking and religious effigies draped her neck. The virginal rebel was an instant hit, with platinum locks, a beauty mark and a vocal range what was not to like? Her fashion sense was a slew of edgy plus girly an effective eye catcher.

Madonna was like the seasons, her music and changed to fit her lifestyle more than needing to fit into other people’s lifestyles.

She was a hit because she brought fashion onto the stage, she created different looks that was copied again and again. Perhaps her cone shaped bra wasn’t street vogue but every performer had without a doubt copied the dominatrix fashion.

Her island look in La Isla Bonita has graced dozens of magazine fashion spreads. Material Girl was not only top of the music list but was additional advertising for jewelers like Tiffany & Co.

During her portrayal in the movie Argentina, she was dressed in tailored dark suits favored by Evita Peron. The wardrobe gave way to many hit songs that spawned from the lifestyle that was Evita and Argentina.

In the 1990′s when most of the music was centered towards rock and grunge groups, Madonna still permeated the airwaves and the fashion world. Designers here and there clamored to have the honor of dressing her up during the Awards Nights and various functions that would definitely keep her in the spotlight for more than your average 15 minutes of fame.

Her mere existence has brought about many young stars who have in a lot of ways mimicked and idolized her. Britney, Christina, Linsay, Ashley, even males like Justin and Kanye find Madonna to be an inspiration because of her chameleon ways.

In the late 90′s Madonna did not only change husbands but her fashion choices as well as her religious beliefs took a turn as well. Marrying British director Madonna also decided to join Kabalah which mainly holds Buddhist beliefs.

Madonna has then been able to work with various people from nearly every genre. Collaborations with Massive Attack, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake are a few to be mentioned.

Most would say that the person that is Madonna is timeless; her ability to change has kept her still within the limelight.

She has tried her hand in music, movie production, fitness, child rearing and even book author. Her books The English Roses have sold millions of copies world wide and so have her other stories.

After years of being clothed by other designer labels, Madonna has finally at this point decided to make herself into a clothing label. Simply labeled “M”, Madonna’s clothes are not couture they are everyday clothes for working women and party girls. The fashion line is simple, comfortable, stylish and best of all affordable.

Here at Earls Court, fashion graduates from all over the UK and also a few international college graduates were able to showcase their collections to the press, public and most importantly to the fashion buyers and designers. Now in its 19th year, Graduate Fashion Week ended with a spectacular Gala Show enabling the nominated graduates for the coveted Gala Awards to show their collection on the catwalk.

Hosted by Caryn Franklin, the show opened with “Britain’s Got Talent” winners Diversity doing what they do best- wowing us with their acrobatic dance performance.

Fashion Promotion and Media Awards were presented by supermodel Erin O’Connor, fashion director Hilary Alexander, Biba Barbara Hulanicki, Sugarbabes’ Amelle and Nicola Roberts from Girls Aloud to name a few. Jessica Dance of Arts University College Bournemouth received an added bonus of a trip to the Maldives when she won the Per Aquum Creative Marketing Award.

Italian designer Alberta Ferretti presented the top prize of the River Island Gold award (plus £20,000) which was won by Rebecca Thomson from Manchester University School of Art.

Rebecca’s inspiration for her nostalgic future collection came from photographer Roman Vishniac’s work documenting Jewish children in Eastern Europe and Arthur Rackham’s 1930′s book illustrations. Here we see comfort and construction together as Rebecca experiments with both historical and modern techniques and textures. Colours are neutral in white, soft greys, pale blues and nudes. Crisp wide collars on classic white shirts and a volumous ankle length shirt dress were accessorised with long floppy bows in navy or greys. Pants were a cross between joggings and harem pants. Loved the white sleeveless top with the embroidered grey lace yolk and polo neck. A romantic feminine collection that was definitely wearable.

Thomas Crisp of Ravensbourne College won the River Island Menswear Award presented by Dylan Jones of GQ magazine. Crisp’s collection of bright metallic jackets and tops brought life and colour to tailored suits and pants. Titled “Gilded Youth”, metallic colours included green and silver. Here the inspiration came from 18th Century French rebels and layering is the key. A plain black kilt was worn over skin tight pants, whilst a black satin suit was paired with a green metallic top. Accessorised with loose neck scarves. A collection making menswear much more interesting.

Lorraine Candy of Elle presented Rhea Fields of Northbrooke College the Best Womenswear Award. Titled “About a Boy”, Fields collection’s take on men’s tailoring was feminised with the use of light fabrics and soft nudes teamed with black. Here we saw a latex black and nude striped jacket; latex striped bibbed tuxedo blouses with large latex bow ties and a muted orange large polka dot blouse in chiffon. All teamed with masculine tailored trousers or black leatherette leggings.

Presented by Zandra Rhodes, the Zandra Rhodes Textile Award went to Anna Lee of DeMontfort University. Brightly coloured with oranges, blues and golds the bold prints were of mythical Chinese tigers and dragons. Not a plain fabric in sight even down to the tights and shoes. To complete the look, gigantuous golden necklaces of dragon and tigers heads were worn.

Singer Rachel Stevens presented the BHM Knitwear Visionary Knitwear Award to Ledina Zhang of Northumbria University. Zhang’s quirky sportswear-inspired designs were a mix of wide and narrow horizontal stripes in greys, pinks, yellows and reds. Swatches of knitted squares hanging loosely and extra pair of sleeves knotted together created the detailing.

Graduate Fashion Week has been sponsored by the high street chain, River Island, for the last six years – and we’d like to say thank you for sponsoring such a great event..

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