Tag Archives: The Doris Project

The Doris Project (TDP) Week 15: Fiesta Pie

Posted on April 16, 2014 by tbuzzee

This week’s Doris Project comes to us in the form of a hand-written recipe for Mexican Fiesta Pie from 1983. The author spiced things up a bit from the recipe I found on Cooks.com by using jalapeño Cheez Whiz in … Continue reading →

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 13: Chicken Chili

Posted on April 2, 2014 by tbuzzee

I tried, but I just couldn’t do it… This week’s Doris Project recipe sounded like it’d be a healthy, Southwestern, twist on traditional lasagna: Chicken Chili Lasagna. Then, I got to looking at the details. Cream cheese plus shredded cheese … Continue reading →

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 10: Church Chicken Curry Casserole

Posted on March 12, 2014 by tbuzzee

This week’s Doris Project comes to us, I am pretty certain, from some church supper somewhere – the recipe was typed and then copied, as if for folk who ask for it, and mom has been to a fair amount … Continue reading →

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 9: Date Nut Bread

Posted on March 5, 2014 by tbuzzee

One of the cool things about rifling through a big bag o’ recipes and notes gathered by someone else is that you’re never quite certain exactly where they’ll lead. I had a pound of dates I’d picked up for another … Continue reading →

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 8: Taco Bake

Posted on February 26, 2014 by tbuzzee

There are a LOT of ways to play this… this week’s Doris Project post is a riff on Campbell Soup’s Beef Taco Bake casserole; and you can make it exactly as the nice folk at Campbell’s suggest via the clipping … Continue reading →

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 7: Ego Batter Buns

Posted on February 19, 2014 by tbuzzee

Funky name, right? Rich saw the teaser on buzzyfoods’ Facebook page and thought, mebbe, I’d meant to type ‘Egg’ batter buns. Nope. The nice folk at Gold Medal flour and Fleishmann’s yeast way back in 1963 came out with a … Continue reading →

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 6: Hot Chicken Salad

Posted on February 12, 2014 by tbuzzee

This week’s Doris Project is from an anonymous magazine clipping labeled: “Original Hot Chicken Salad” and citing 1970s tradition – I know – one doesn’t often use 1970s and tradition together, but I think it works here. The recipe caught … Continue reading →

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 5: Spaghetti Sauce

Posted on February 5, 2014 by tbuzzee

I came across this hand-written recipe in The Doris Project bag and figured; if someone cared enough to write the recipe down, I should at least give it a try. But… I needed to make a few changes first. To … Continue reading →

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 4: Cucumbers in Sour Cream

Posted on January 29, 2014 by tbuzzee

This week’s installment of The Doris Project comes to us from a type-written sheet with the notation “from Tampa, Fl, Sewing Class” making this an 80’s recipe, so grab your unconstructed pastel sport coat with the shoulder pads, your favorite … Continue reading →

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The Doris Project (TDP) Week 3: Coca Cola Cake

Posted on January 22, 2014 by tbuzzee

Rich, dark, and wicked moist, this recipe, discovered on a photocopied newspaper clipping in The Doris Project bag makes for one fine, and really pretty simple to toss together cake. Except… I think the chocolate frosting is just a touch … Continue reading →

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