The cookbook was a thrift store find! Cool “All- American” recipes from “The Gambler”
(sorry, they’re not in order and just camera pics of some of the recipes):
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“You’ve got to know when to hold ’em Know when to fold ’em Know when to walk away And know when to run You never count your money When you’re sittin’ at the table There’ll be time enough for counting When the dealin’s done.”
Kenny Rogers’ Roasters Cornbread Muffins Recipe:
KENNY ROGERS ROASTERS FIRE-AND-ICE CHILI
1 20-ounce can pineapple chunks in syrup
2 pounds lean boneless pork roast cut into 1-inch cubes
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium yellow onion chopped (1/2 cup)
1 clove garlic minced
1 28-ounce can tomatoes cut up
1 6-ounce can tomato paste
1 4-ounce can diced green chili peppers drained
1 green pepper chopped 3/4 cup)
1 medium yellow onion chopped (1/2 cup)
2 cloves garlic minced
1/4 cup chili powder
4 teaspoons ground cumin
1 to 3 tablespoons seeded and finely chopped jalapeno pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
Chili toppers: sliced onions, sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese.
Directions:
1. Drain pineapple, reserving juice.
2. In a Dutch oven, cook pork, half at a time, in hot olive oil till brown. Return all the meat to the pot. Add the first chopped onion and 1 clove garlic. Cook over medium heat till onion is tender, stirring occasionally.
3. Add the reserved pineapple syrup, undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, green chili peppers, the green pepper, 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic, chili powder, cumin, jalapeno pepper and salt.
4. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer the chili for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add the pineapple chunks. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes more.
5. Let diners add their own toppers. Makes 8 to 10 servings. Note: To increase the spiciness of the chili, add 2 more tablespoons of the jalapeno pepper.
KENNY ROGERS BARBECUE SAUCE:
Ingredients: 1 cup water
1/3 cup white vinegar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
6 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons bottled red hot sauce
Directions:
Add all ingredients in order as listed into a blender.
Blend with on/off speed on high until very smooth.
Cook on stove over medium high heat until thickened.
Remove from heat and cool until lukewarm.
Refrigerate in covered container to use within a few weeks
or freeze to use within a few months.
(If desired you can add a few drops of red food coloring).
KENNY ROGERS ROASTERS BBQ SAUCE:
Ingredients:
1 cup Applesauce
1/2 cup Heinz ketchup
1-1/4 cups Light brown sugar, packed
6 tablespoons Lemon juice
Salt and pepper
1/2 teaspoon Paprika
1/2 teaspoon Garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon.
Directions:
In heavy saucepan add all ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil.
Stir constantly about 4 to 5 minutes.
Turn heat to low and continue to stir (3 to 5 minutes) so sugar is completely dissolved.
Allow to cook without stirring for 15 minutes on lowest possible heat, uncovered.
Transfer to top of double boiler over simmering water if using as a basting sauce for ribs or chicken during baking; or cool sauce and refrigerate covered to use in 30 days.
This BBQ Sauce freezes well.
NOTE: The first Kenny Rogers Roasters Restaurant opened in Coral Spring, Florida in August of 1991. The last Kenny Rogers Roasters Restaurant in North America was located in the Ontario Mills Mall in Ontario, California. It closed December 31, 2011.
In April of 2008, Berjaya Corp Berhad (BCorp), a Malaysia-based corporation, wholly owned subsidiary of ROASTERS Asia Pacific and master franchise for Kenny Rogers ROASTERS fully acquired the chain’s parent company, US-based Nathan’s Famous Inc.
Berjaya Food Berhad (“BFood”) incorporated in Malaysia in October, 2009 and was converted into a public limited company in December, 2009. In May of 2010, the Berjaya Group Berhad was added to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Malaysia Index. BFood was listed on The Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in March, 2011.
Everyone knows his song “The Gambler”
so please enjoy an earlier hit from way-wayback:
Kenny Rogers and The First Edition “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)”
Lip-synced performance from the “Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” television show:
Live Vocal (with canned music) performance for television 1968:
Live Performance from the “Kenny Rogers Rollin’ On The River” television show and the “Remember the 70’s” DVD:
“Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” written by Mickey Newbury and first recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis in 1967
(Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah) / (What condition my condition was in)
I woke up this mornin’ with the sundown shinin’ in. I found my mind in a brown paper bag within. I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high I tore my mind on a jagged sky. I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in.
(Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah) / (What condition my condition was in)
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in. I watched myself crawlin’ out as I was a-crawlin’ in. I got up so tight I couldn’t unwind, I saw so much I broke my mind. I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in.
(Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah) / (What condition my condition was in)
Someone painted “April Fool” in big black letters on a “Dead End” sign. I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind. Eight miles outta Memphis and I got no spare, Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere. I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in.
(Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah…)
Produced by Mike Post. Some top studio musicians including Glen Campbell and Hal Blaine played the backing music and Post used effects, like phasing and backward mastering innovated by The Beatles, to give the song the psychedelic sound of the 60’s. It was released in 1968 to lukewarm reception until it was performed (lip-synced in a psychedelic video) on the “Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” television show.
The song hit #5 on the “Billboard Hot 100”.
“Gutterballs” dream from the film “The Big Lebowski” with the song as the soundtrack:
“Life, like a cookie jar, would soon be empty if you continued to accept the good things it offers and put in no good things in return.”
HOUSE OF CHAN Cookbook by Sou Chan 1952
“Sou Chan, son of a poor Chinese farmer, came to America twenty years ago and found his first job as dishwasher in a Chinese restaurant. Today he owns the famous House of Chan, located in New York but known from coast to coast for its delicious oriental food and for the genial hospitality of its host.”
Sou Chan 1952
The book in very good condition was a $3 Goodwill Thrift Store find in Medford, Oregon!
HOUSE OF CHAN Menu from 1962 from the New York Public Library Archives:
(NOTE: A Martini, Manhattan or Daiquiri cost $0.80, yes EIGHTY CENTS!) RIGHT CLICK and “OPEN IN NEW WINDOW”> http://menus.nypl.org/menu_pages/54145/explore
Ad from Feb 10, 1975
The HOUSE OF CHAN Restaurant was located at 52nd St and 7th Ave in New York City in the space now occupied by Rosie O’Grady’s.
HOUSE OF CHAN Sign across the street from Columbia Records (circled)
From the 1920’s to the 1950’s, 52nd Street between 5th Ave and 7th Ave was known as Swing Street and was home to a dozen of New York City’s best-known jazz clubs.
52nd St in the 50’s – “Swing Street” New York City
That area of northern Times Square was also one of the centers of popular music from the 40’s to the 60’s. It was home to both the Brill Building (1619 B’way) and several other buildings (1650 B’way and 1697 B’way) which were jammed with offices and studios of music publishers and songwriters like Carole King, Leiber and Stroller, and Neil Sedaka.
House of Chan (from the Library of Congress archive) – Bar
House of Chan (from the Library of Congress archive)
House of Chan (from the Library of Congress archive)
House of Chan (from the Library of Congress archive)
House of Chan (from the Library of Congress archive) – main dining room
House of Chan (from the Library of Congress archive) – private dining room
House of Chan Ashtray
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