The Monday Recipe Blog

Hello, hope your Monday is going great!  How about another Lois Elaine recipe?

This blog features Lois Elaine Mueller's recipes every Monday.   Lois' heyday was in the 1950's and 1960's, and her children swear she was the best cook that ever lived. Many baby boomers will remember these mouth-watering recipes, and these dishes are just as tasty today as they were in the sixties. 






Back in the 1960's Meat Loaf was as popular as it is today.  Lois Elaine often prepared a hearty mouth-watering meat loaf for her family, and today we are featuring her recipe...This came right off the box of Grape Nuts cereal.


Lois Elaine's Meat Loaf:


1/2 c. Post Grape-Nuts cereal
1 c. milk
1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce
2 pounds ground beef
1/2 c. grated onion
2 eggs
1/4 t. oregano leaves
1 1/2 t. salt


Combine cereal, milk and 1 cup of the tomato sauce.  Add ground beef, onion, eggs, oregano and salt. Mix well.  Spoon meat mixture into greased 9x5 inch loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour and 20 minutes.  Invert meat loaf onto warm serving platter.  Heat remaining 1/4 c. tomato sauce and spoon over meat loaf. Makes 8 servings.

The Monday Recipe Blog

We are headed toward June and summer.  Hope your spring has been a great one!  Here is another Lois Elaine recipe for you...

This blog features Lois Elaine Mueller's recipes every Monday.   Lois' heyday was in the 1950's and 1960's, and her children swear she was the best cook that ever lived. Many baby boomers will remember these mouth-watering recipes, and these dishes are just as tasty today as they were in the sixties. 


Lois Elaine made many cookies in the 1960's, and Peanut Butter Blossoms were probably the family's favorite of them all!


Lois Elaine's Peanut Butter Blossoms:


Cream 1/2 c. oleo (butter or butter substitute) and 1/2 c. peanut butter.  Gradually add 1/2 c. sugar and 1/2 c. firmly-packed brown sugar, creaming well.


Add 1 unbeaten egg and 1 t. vanilla extract.  Beat well.


Sift and add 1 3/4 c. flour, 1 t. baking soda, 1/2 t. salt.


Shape dough into teaspoon-size balls.  Roll balls in granulated sugar and place on ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes.


Remove from oven and place a chocolate candy kiss on top of each cookie.  Press down so cookie cracks. Bake 2 to 5 minutes more until golden brown.

The Monday Recipe Blog

Hello, hope your week is starting out good!  We have another Lois Elaine recipe just for you....

This blog features Lois Elaine Mueller's recipes every Monday.   Lois' heyday was in the 1950's and 1960's, and her children swear she was the best cook that ever lived. Many baby boomers will remember these mouth-watering recipes, and these dishes are just as tasty today as they were in the sixties. 


Ice cream is always a favorite dessert for families, and the Muellers enjoyed ice cream as much as any family.  Lois Elaine's recipe for Caramel Sundae Topping made ice cream desserts special back in the 1960's!


Lois Elaine's Caramel Sundae Topping:


Place 28 Kraft Caramels and 1/2 c. water or milk in top of double boiler.  Heat, stirring frequently, until caramels are melted and sauce is smooth.  Makes 1 cup sauce with rich caramel flavor.  Pour over ice cream or pudding.

The Monday Recipe Blog

Hello, it's May - my favorite month!  Here's hoping your May will be a wonderful one....

This blog features Lois Elaine Mueller's recipes every Monday.   Lois' heyday was in the 1950's and 1960's, and her children swear she was the best cook that ever lived. Many baby boomers will remember these mouth-watering recipes, and these dishes are just as tasty today as they were in the sixties. 


Back in the 1960's cooks didn't have desserts that could be prepared off the shelf of the grocery stores.  They had to make them from scratch.  Here is an example of a great strawberry dessert from the sixties, Berry Salad.


Lois Elaine's Berry Salad:


Soften 1 T. unflavored gelatin in 1/2 c. cold water in a small saucepan for 15 minutes.  Over medium heat, stir gelatin until all has melted.  Remove from heat and add 1/4 c. sugar, 1/2 t. salt, 2 T. lemon juice and 1 c. cold water.  Stir until sugar dissolves and then chill until mixture begins to set.


On low speed, blend gelatin mixture with 1/3 c. mayonnaise until smooth, then on high speed until light and frothy.  Fold in 1 c. small curd cottage cheese and 1 c. quartered fresh strawberries.


Pour into 4 cup mold and chill until firm.

The Friday Dog Blog

Hello, happy May everyone!  Here is a great dog for your Dog Blog....

Here we have a beautiful but camera-shy hound. Let's see, how does one get a point across that he doesn't want his picture taken? Maybe squeezing between the house and a bench will do it.  Then again, maybe not....

The Monday Recipe Blog

Hello, hope your week is starting out fine!  There is a Lois Elaine recipe waiting for you....

This blog features Lois Elaine Mueller's recipes every Monday.   Lois' heyday was in the 1950's and 1960's, and her children swear she was the best cook that ever lived. Many baby boomers will remember these mouth-watering recipes, and these dishes are just as tasty today as they were in the sixties. 


Lois cooked a lot of cakes for her family in the 1960's, and banana cakes were a favorite.  Lois Elaine had two recipes that she used most often for banana cake, and this is one of them....


Lois Elaine's Banana Cake II:


1/2 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 t. baking soda
1 c. sour milk
2 small bananas
1 t. vanilla extract
1/2 t. salt
1 3/4 c. flour
1 t. baking powder


Mix together and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

The Friday Dog Blog

Hello, hope you are all having a great Friday.   Here is a good dog to make your Friday even better....

Princess Leia, the 10 foot poodle from Poteau, can't be disturbed right now.  She is giving one of her favorite toys a workout, and this is serious business for a poodle.