Vintage Seventeen recipe searchers

Lonely, old, unanswered requests for lost Seventeen magazine recipes tug at our heartstrings. We know the feeling…

For the past few years, when we obsess google looking for 1980s-era clippings, we keep stumbling across old forums with pleas for the same recipes.

Lots of google searches for old Seventeen magazine recipes are popping up here.

We have dozens of their “Now You’re Cooking” recipe clippings perfectly preserved and we’re happy to share. Just search “Seventeen” and you’ll find them here.

If you can help by sharing some pages, please do!

UPDATE: NEW REQUESTS

Do you have any fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year’s recipe pages? Share if you can!

Especially an October 1983 page for Oktoberfest feast? Or Zest of the West fajitas?

• From Brenda: “I ran across your website while ISO a mid-1970’s Seventeen Magazine recipe for Short Ribs. I think they featured a teenage cook named “Barb” in it. Also, I recall there was an Easter Cake recipe in it so I’m thinking a March or April edition? It was the first time I had cooked dinner for my family and both recipes were outstanding. Any chance we can find both recipes? (BTW, I’m kicking myself for letting my mother throw out my copies of Seventeen!”
• Does anyone have the Glazed Corned Beef, Red Flannel Hash, Irish Coffee and Irish Soda Bread. From March 1983 issue.
• Japanese Tempura shrimp and vegetable tempura, Japanese noodles, gingered ice cream and hot tea from May 1983 Now You’re Cooking.

FOUND!

• Tuna Mousse, Shish Kabobs, Sweet and Sour fish bites, and Spanish Chicken and Rice.
• Jambalaya from 1982, courtesy of Tammy R.
• Giant Oreo! Monster cookies here, courtesy of Stephanie.
• Cheese enchiladas! A meatless Mexican casserole featuring cottage cheese, green chiles, beans, and tomatoes.
• Stuffed manicotti from January 1980. Thanks again Michelle W!
• London Broil recipe here. Thanks Jill!
• Stuffed Shells Casserole from May 1978. Thanks Michelle W!
• Enchilada stack from May 1981. Thanks Joyce!
• UPDATE!!! Michelle is making your Chicken Crepes Mornay dreams come true: she shared her recipe page here. Now let’s help her out: “I found Chicken Crepes Mornay on your site and was so exited! It was THE FIRST dinner I ever prepared and was fantastic!!! I’ve been trying to find the recipe for a stuffed rolled flank steak also featured in Seventeen sometime between 1978 and 1982.” Is this the long lost beef roulade recipe, we wonder? Can anyone help?”
  • Thanks to Tammy R, the stuffed rolled flank steak/beef roulade is posted here.
• UPDATE!!! We reached out to a retro fashion blogger who has posted the orange bread wreath! Check it out now! From Tobi: wreath-shaped stollen – although I’m not sure it was technically a stollen. I remember lots of different kinds of dried and candied fruit, rolled up in a pastry dough, shaped into a wreath, and then we added leaves and berries shaped out of dough to the top. It was beautiful and delicious.”
• FOUND! 1975 Christmas Bubble Tree Bread
• FOUND!  Mandy is searching for a peach melba ice cream pie with a lemon wafer crust
• FOUND! Greek-style casserole, with a bechamel sauce and ground lamb that she got in 1982 or ‘83 from Seventeen magazine.
• FOUND! Chicken Cordon Bleu
• FOUND A Valentine’s Day recipe for Chicken Parmesan, Stuffed Mushrooms, and a Green Bean Vinaigrette
• FOUND! Tambi remembers a French Canadian Tortiere Pie with ground pork and celery leaves.
• FOUND Double Decker Pizza

Desperately seeking Seventeen recipe:

Now filed under FOUND!

UPDATE: Michelle W., is a rock star! Lo and behold, she has answered the call to track down and share the manicotti pages!

 

We have had some great recent success tracking down vintage 1980s Seventeen magazine Now You’re Cooking recipes! See requests and found recipe links here.

 

Seventeen magazine Bubble Bread Tree!

An early Christmas present has arrived, courtesy of Brenda. A long lost Seventeen recipe page for Christmas tree-shaped sweet buns!

We’ve seen a request for this recipe (other Seventeen holiday breads here), which is from a December 1975 issue. Before our time, but perfect for Brenda! She writes:

“Since I’ve found your blog, I’ve been searching out Seventeen Magazine issues on EBay and other places. This is the first issue that I actually purchased (it was the cheapest I could find) and it came today. Imagine how surprised I was that it had a recipe in it that someone on your site had been looking for. I was thrilled to be a part of it and share. You’re right, this would be perfect for the upcoming holidays.”

If you have any ’70s or ’80s Seventeen magazine recipe pages stashed away, please send them our way. We are happy to post and share with our growing legion of fellow retro recipe hoarders! 🙂

Brenda was kind enough to scan and send the rest of the issue’s pages for fellow Seventeen recipe searchers. Enjoy!

Looking for more 1980s Seventeen magazine recipe pages? Click here.

Seventeen magazine Fruitcake Bonbons

If you know us, you know we celebrate retro Seventeen magazine here: exclusively 1980s and exclusively recipes from Now You’re Cooking features.

So grasp hold of your Boy George fedoras and buckle up as we share something special from way back before those halycon days of neon, shoulder pads and all things Esprit and United Colors of Benetton…

Some of the top online requests for old Seventeen recipes that got us started sharing our preserved collection included a Valentine’s Day chicken parm, chicken cordon bleu, chocolate brownie ice cream cake among others. But the magazine’s recipes from decades earlier are still being talked about.

Behold the much requested fruitcake bonbons from December 1962. This lost recipe has been on our radar for a long time thanks to an online commenter: “I saw a recipe for tiny, bon-bon sized fruitcakes in Seventeen magazine. They struck me as unutterably sophisticated…” Special thanks to Kathy C., who took advantage of a quiet night to track this down for us: “I wrote in to your site a few years ago looking for the turkey Normandy recipe I made as a teen and someone found it for me!  I was so thrilled and it makes me happy to help other people experience that joy. I love the work you do on your site, reuniting people with some of the first recipes we made. It’s great to be part of this community.”

Do you have a recipe you are searching for? Or do you have 1980s recipes to share? Let us know in the comments!

And happy bonbon making:

Seventeen Jambalaya 1982

The best we could do for readers in search of jambalaya from Seventeen’s retro Now You’re Cooking was our 1987 version:

But now, dear readers, we can all thank Tammy R for sharing the 1982 pages you loved:

Do you have a 1980s Seventeen recipe to request or share? Check out our inventory here.

Seventeen Tuna Creole

This might be from Seventeen’s September 1980 Now You’re Cooking.

An online recipe poster writes: “My younger sister discovered this recipe when she was a teenager reading teen magazines, such as Seventeen or Young Miss. I think she first made it served over a lemony buttered rice.”

The version of tuna creole calls for sauteing two yellow onions, sliced, in 2 tbsp vegetable oil. When soft add a can of diced or whole tomatoes, 1 tsp thyme, black pepper, garlic salt, Tobasco and and a bay leaf. Simmer for 15 minutes and taste to see if it needs a pinch of sugar. Add 3/4 cup sliced manilla olives and two cans of tuna, drained. Cover and simmer for another five minutes.

Do you have a 1980s Seventeen recipe to request or share? Check out our inventory here.

Seventeen’s Cheese Enchiladas!

We are happy to present to you Seventeen’s Now You’re Cooking March 1979:

The long-lost page requested by Michelle W. and found by… yes, Michelle W.! Gotta say, it is truly amazing how these pages are popping up. Thanks to Michelle (and her great friend) who shared this page.

Do you have a recipe page to share or to request? Check out the list over here.

And let us know in the comments below if you give this vegetarian enchilada dish a try!

Seventeen’s London Broil

A huge thank you to Jill for her kindness in sharing this London Broil recipe page from Seventeen. And thanks to her Mom who located this treasure for her!

Fun to compare a dark and fuzzy photocopy from another Seventeen London Broil recipe we captured from a library bound copy back in the day (at bottom).

More requests are here for anyone who can help!

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Not sure what year this other Seventeen London Broil recipe is from. I don’t know which is more horrifying: the thought bubbles (Him: I can tell she’s impressed with my first stab at chef-ing. I hope she likes her London broil rare. Her: This is a such a rare treat I don’t have the heart to tell him I like my meat well done) or the recipe’s call for canned potato sticks!

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Seventeen’s Chicken Piccata

Thanks Trena P for this Chicken Piccata recipe page from Seventeen’s Now You’re Cooking November 1979.

Do you have a page you’re searching for or one you’d like to share? Check requests here.

CHICKEN PICCATA

4 boned and skinned chicken breast halves
2 Tbsp flour
1 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
salt and pepper, to taste
1 cube or 2 Tbs chicken bouillon
1/4 cup boiling water
2-4 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 Tbsp butter
4 lemon slices (optional)

Pound chicken breasts between 2 pieces of plastic wrap until thin. In large skillet, melt butter and oil over medium heat. Dip chicken in flour and add to pan, 2 at a time, and saute until golden. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm in oven.
Dissolve bouillon in boiling water and add to pan with lemon juice. Cook, stirring constantly, until pan is deglazed. Add butter and stir until melted
Return chicken to pan and turn to cover with the sauce. Serve with rice to soak up all the good sauce.

 

Seventeen’s Stuffed Shell Casserole

Well thank you Michelle W! Folks, here is her beloved Now You’re Cooking page from May 1978.

In return, can anyone help her find a recipe she is seeking?

“Searching for vintage seventeen mag recipe for a vegetarian Mexican casserole recipe. Ingredients included corn tortillas, cottage cheese & green chile, canned tomatoes and kidney beans and corn. Sounds weird, I know, but it was delicious. It was the 1st recipe I ever made for my family who requested it many times. Unfortunately, I lost the recipe years ago. Any help in locating it would be fantastic.”

And now, back to the vintage Seventeen Now You’re Cooking page:

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STUFFED SHELL CASSEROLE

1 package 12 oz jumbo shell
1/2 lb Italian sweet sausage
1 jar spaghetti sauce
2 packages frozen spinach (10 oz each)
2 eggs
1 lb ricotta
1/2 lb mozzarella cheese grated
1 teaspoon onion salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/3 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoon parmesan cheese

Cook shells, drain and rinse in cold water. Set aside.
Brown crumbled sausage over medium heat, stirring frequently. Drain fat.  Add sauce and cover pan, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
Make filling: drain spinach and squeeze out excess water. Add slightly beaten eggs, ricotta, mozzarella cheese and spices. Mix.
Preheat oven to 350. Put 1/2 cup of sauce on the bottom of 3qt casserole dish
Stuff each shell with 2 rounded tbsp of cheese mix and layer in pan. Pour remaining sauce over shells and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake for 30 minutes