Monday, October 17, 2011

1974 November Issue of Sphere Magazine


The 1974 November Issue of Sphere Magazine contained the following:

Gather and Give Thanks: at a holiday table that commemorates the joyous bounty of Thanksgiving.

A Touch of Flavor - Sage:
Take a tour through your kitchen with sage - a centuries old herb first hailed for its healing qualities and now loved for its pungent flavor.

Skillet Magic with Pork: What better time to introduce pork chops pizazz than the hectic holiday season.

A Harvest of Soups: Warm up your days - be they holidays or simply hectic days - with the one pot meal that beats all others, hands down and spoons up!

Kids Cook - Oatmeal Caramel Bars: Right after school or on a rainy day, or anytime is a good time for oatmeal caramel bars.

60 Minute Special: Can you prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner in only 60 minutes, yet make each meal nutritionally balanced, versatile and good tasting? With Sphere's third Hour A Day Cooking Plan you can!

Cooking Lesson - Fettuccini: If plain ingredients and simple instructions aren't enough to get you rolling dough for your own fresh egg pasta, perhaps a desire for the superior taste of homemade pasta will be.

Heathery Twosome to Knit: An all-cabled-up great sweaterjacket plus wraparound scarf to knit. (this is a kit to order, not instructions in magazine)

Blue Sceniments: The mood is blue, but not down.. blues on the upbeat. (Includes instructions for needlepoint roll, sachets, scarf pillow and more)

The Easiest Afghan You'll Ever Make!: Big bold diamond patterned afghan and pillow kits come with half your work done.

Shelve It!: If a truly orderly existence is your goal this fall, why not build a shelf or two and fill it with all that homeless paraphenalia - like telephone directories and cookbooks, note pads, shopping lists and favorite finds.

Soft Touch Separates: Pretty put togethers, soft fluid blouses not at all overdone or too fussy.. look just right with the dusty colors Pair a blouse with the new longer dirndl skirt or with a pair of pants.

On The Loose: Cutting Loose.. all of a sudden the loose, away from teh body shapes look just right.

Little Girl Specials: Simple shapes in clean colors for a little tirl to feel special in.

Provence Prints: More ideas with the country French flavor.

ITALY: A Vintage Journey: We recently made a seven day trip through some of the best known wine producing areas of Italy. Although the general Italian scene was not unfamiliar, many of the actual places we visited were new to us. Thus our palates were introduced to the nuances of local wines and gastronomy.

Seven Houseplants You Can't Kill: Here's how to grow seven houseplants guaranteed to survive almost anything.


Recipe index for this issue. Click to view them all!






1975 June / July Issue of Sphere Magazine


The June/July 1975 issue of Sphere Magazine contained the following:


Country Fresh: Stop along California's Sonoma County Farm Trails for a year round harvest of nature's bounty - from pheasants to berries to crisp green apples. 

Canoeing Campout: Wilderness adventure features fishing, siland camping and quick easy recipes.

Come to the Faire: The fantasy of traveling back in time is captured every summer in an oak forest north of San Francisco, where the Renaissance Pleasure Faire recreates the color and chaos, the diversions and the dust of a 16th century harvest festival. 

Florentine Flair: Beppe Bellini, connoisseur of antiques and food, plays host on a grand scale at his country villa in Florence. 

Kids Cook - It's a Hobo Picnic!: It's fun to travel, whether your trip takes you as far as the park or only to the backyard.  So why not play hoboes with picnic  lunches packed in bandana bundles?

Summer Ease: Summer means relax with things to sew, wear, and serve.

Greenhouse that Grows: All plastic greenhouse modules snap together, withstand extreme heat and need no foundation.


These pinafores were made from Butterick patterns using Liberty of London petit fleur prints.


The recipe index from this issue. Click the image to view all of the recipes!