23 Recipes that Bring Back the 1970s--in a Good Way (2024)

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Contents

• Quiche Lorraine
• Basic Crepes
• Julia Child’s Coq au Vin
• Homemade Meatloaf
• Baked Fontina with Garlic and Thyme
• Svelte Green Goddess Dip
• Sriracha Deviled Eggs
• Baked Seafood Imperial
• Bourbon Sloppy Joes
• Chicken Marbella
• Banana Bread by Cook’s illustrated
• Twinkie Bundt Cake
• Blue Cheese Balls
• Spaghetti Primavera Pie
• Carrot Cake
• White Russian
• Salmon Mousse Pinwheels
• Jamie Oliver’s Beef Bourguignon
• Beef Fajitas
• Green Bean and Pea Salad with Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
• Bow Tie Cheese Straws
• Creamy Piña Colada with Crushed Pineapple
• Classic Old-Fashioned co*cktail

Quiche Lorraine

This quiche Lorraine is a French staple made with a custardy egg, Gruyére, and bacon filling that’s baked until golden, all inside a flaky pastry crust. A little luxuriance that’s lovely warm or cold any time of the day.

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Basic Crepes

These buttery basic crepes are easy to make with just milk, eggs, flour, salt, and butter, and can be served sweet or savory. And with this recipe, you can forget what you've heard about crêpes being difficult or tricky.

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Julia Child’s Coq au Vin

This coq au vin recipe strays a little from the original but I don't think that's to its detriment. This updated version of the simple French chicken stew uses a robust brown chicken stock, mushrooms, onions, bacon, and red wine.

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Homemade Meatloaf

This homemade meatloaf has the best comforting flavor and bread crumbs and easy sticky-sweet glaze that you remember from childhood but it feels all grown-up thanks to the addition of bacon and caramelized vegetables.

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Baked Fontina with Garlic and Thyme

We dare you try this baked fontina and not grin from ear to ear. A bubbling, garlicky skillet-full of melted cheese is a magical thing, friends. A loaf of your favorite bread is all you’ll need to make it disappear.

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Svelte Green Goddess Dip

Svelte Green Goddess dip takes the cool and creamy herbal classic and lightens it up a bit. Anchovies add a hit of umami, while low-fat sour cream keeps it velvety.

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Sriracha Deviled Eggs

These Sriracha deviled eggscontain the requisite mustard and mayonnaise for classic deviled egg traditionalists and bacon drippingsand Sriracha for the rebels in the rest of us. Perfect party food. And quite possibly the best deviled eggs ever.

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Baked Seafood Imperial

Baked seafood imperial, a riff on crab imperial, is a mix of crab, shrimp, scallops, and calamari tossed with cream, Old Bay Seasoning, tarragon, and herbs. The imperial is then mounded into clams shells, breaded, and baked.

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Bourbon Sloppy Joes

These bourbon sloppy joes are made with ground beef in a tomato and bourbon sauce and topped with tangy pickled red onions and Cheddar. A gussied-up riff on an American classic.

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Chicken Marbella

More than any other recipe in Sheila Lukins's wildly successful The Silver Palate Cookbook, which she co-authored with Julee Rosso in 1979, Chicken Marbella became a standard at dinner parties — bold, sweet, and savory flavor made with lots of garlic, vinegar, brown sugar, oregano, dried plums, and olives.

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Banana Bread by Cook’s illustrated

This banana bread from Cook’s Illustrated includes yogurt and walnuts for a scrumptiously moist, easy, classic, nutty quickbread. We consider it the best we’ve ever had.

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Twinkie Bundt Cake

This twinkie Bundt cake is essentially a giant, cream-filled twinkie. It’s made from scratch, and all of the ingredients are pronounceable, so you won’t be partaking of any weird chemical concoction here.

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Blue Cheese Balls

Blue cheese balls are a party favorite and far easier than a cheese log for guests to navigate while juggling a glass of wine in their other hand.

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Spaghetti Primavera Pie

This spaghetti pie is a cinch to put together. Cooked spaghetti is mixed with onion, peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, Parmesan and mozzarella cheeses and then slid in the oven until it’s a gorgeous golden brown. And it’s like catnip for kids.

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Carrot Cake

This carrot cake turns out moist and, yes, healthy. It’s made with puréed rather than grated carrots, coconut, canned pineapple, and a luscious cream cheese frosting.

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White Russian

This white Russian co*cktail, popularized by the is a tantalizing blend of vodka, Kahlua, and a splash of cream. Cheers!

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Salmon Mousse Pinwheels

These salmon mousse pinwheels, made with pumpernickel bread, smoked salmon, and a creamy smoked salmon mousse are an elegant and impressive canapé or tea sandwich.

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Jamie Oliver’s Beef Bourguignon

My sumptuous beef bourguignon is cozy and indulgent. If you can find beef cheeks, they are ideal for this tender beef stew that braises all afternoon.

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Beef Fajitas

Let everyone customize their fajitas by setting out an assortment of toppings such as fresh cilantro, guacamole, pico de gallo, and sour cream. Pick up a container of freshly sliced onions and jalapeños at the grocery store to save time (and tears) when preparing the fajitas.

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Green Bean and Pea Salad with Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

This green bean and pea salad is easy to make and the creamy buttermilk ranch dressing will likely become a staple in your fridge. It certainly is in ours.

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Bow Tie Cheese Straws

These cheese straws, shaped like bow ties, call for two types of Cheddar cheese, Parmesan, and a kick of heat from cayenne. The perfect entertaining hors-d’oeuvre.

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Creamy Piña Colada with Crushed Pineapple

With one of these in hand, you won’t even mind getting caught in the rain. The combination of both light and dark rum, coconut, crushed pineapple, and lots of ice is truly superb.

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Classic Old-Fashioned co*cktail

This classic old-fashioned co*cktail recipe, made of sugar, water, whiskey or bourbon, and a splash of bitters, is an American classic.

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