Eddie Doucette’s “Home Cooking” episode guide
While searching for an episode of Eddie Doucette’s “Home Cooking” 1954-55 television show, I also kept a list of what episodes I found. As you can see, there are a few missing. If you have Chicago-area TV Guides from the missing weeks, scans or photos of the 1:00 PM slot for Monday through Friday will be greatly appreciated!
- The missing weeks for 1954 are the weeks of September 4, October 23, October 30, November 6, and December 4.
- The missing weeks for 1955 are the weeks of January 15, January 22, January 29, and February 5.
| Monday, August 30 | Eddie Doucette returns to his post as mentor, with easily followed recipes. Eddie considers costs as well as glamor, and uses clever touches to meals. Today: Chicken that’s different; peach meringue torte. |
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| Tuesday, August 31 | Eddie Doucette with easily prepared meals. Today: Ham steak gourmet; green peas Bayou; berry mush. |
| Wednesday, September 1 | Pie crust tips; mystery pie. |
| Thursday, September 2 | Fillet of sole Jeanine; fruit Carnival. |
| Friday, September 3 | Breast of lamb pinwheels; baked meringue spicecake. |
| Monday, September 13 | Eddie Doucette prepares “Elmer’s circus cake with carousel frosting.” |
| Tuesday, September 14 | Eddie Doucette with baked onions Bordelaise and Lyannaise potatoes. |
| Wednesday, September 15 | Eddie Doucette prepares chicken tamale pie as today’s recipe. |
| Thursday, September 16 | Eddie Doucette prepares California guest cake; fluffy orange frosting. |
| Friday, September 17 | Italian pizza pie is chef Doucette’s treat. |
| Monday, September 20 | Eddie Doucette offers recipes for steak strips with soybean sauce, Chinese style, and fluffy rice. |
| Tuesday, September 21 | Succotash souffle, deviled tomatoes, Midwest Style, are Eddie Doucette’s offerings. |
| Wednesday, September 22 | Eddie Doucette prepares candelabra cake and marshmallow frosting. |
| Thursday, September 23 | Lobster curry and Risotta ring are on the Doucette menu today. |
| Friday, September 24 | Eddie Doucette prepares sauteed chicken and Bourguignonne. |
| Monday, September 27 | Chef Eddie Doucette with pork chops topper; one-meal-casserole. |
| Tuesday, September 28 | Eddie Doucette with chocolate angel pie. |
| Wednesday, September 29 | No show listed. |
| Thursday, September 30 | No show blurb. |
| Friday, October 1 | No show listed. |
| Monday, October 4 | Chef Eddie Doucette prepares ham loaf with horseradish, scalloped potatoes. |
| Tuesday, October 5 | “Apricot Braid.” Eddie Doucette. |
| Wednesday, October 6 | Showman-cook Doucette with his specialty, “Bubble and Squeak with Wow Wow Sauce.” |
| Thursday, October 7 | Eddie Doucette prepares country style omelet and popovers. |
| Friday, October 8 | No show listed. |
| Monday, October 11 | Eddie Doucette prepares wine peach pudding pie as today’s treat. |
| Tuesday, October 12 | Chef Doucette with a specialty: “red flannel hash,” and popcorn balls. Red flannel hash was a favorite supper of the 1600’s. Ingredients are chopped beef, potatoes and beets, laced with a distinctive sauce. |
| Wednesday, October 13 | Eddie suggests “hot sandwiches.” |
| Thursday, October 14 | Eddie Doucette prepares whipped cream chiffon cake. |
| Friday, October 15 | Eddie Doucette with English Muffins |
| Monday, October 18 | Chef Doucette with fireside doughnut puffs and ham banana roll-ups. |
| Tuesday, October 19 | Eddie Doucette prepares beef goulash, Hungarian style. |
| Wednesday, October 20 | Eddie Doucette prepares a specialty: “cry babies and haystacks.” |
| Thursday, October 21 | Chef Eddie Doucette bakes a “Diamond Jubilee Cake.” |
| Friday, October 22 | Eddie prepares Lobster Cantonese. |
| Monday, November 15 | Chef Doucette prepares Anadama bread. |
| Tuesday, November 16 | Eddie Doucette shows how to prepare baked fruited meat loaf. |
| Wednesday, November 17 | Eddie’s specialties today are caramel apples and frosted apple dumplings. |
| Thursday, November 18 | Chef Eddie Doucette prepares “Mom’s pumpkin pie,” and pecan pumpkin pie. |
| Friday, November 19 | “Baked crabmeat canoes” are prepared by Chef Doucette. |
| Monday, November 22 | Chef Doucette prepares side dishes of cranberry-apple pie, orange baskets. |
| Tuesday, November 23 | Eddie Doucette prepares side dishes of sweet potato surprise and honey chutney. |
| Wednesday, November 24 | Chef Doucette shows the actual preparation of the roast turkey and gravy. |
| Thursday, November 25 | The preparation of the roast turkey. |
| Friday, November 26 | Eddie features Mulligatawny soup and turkey-rice squares with curry gravy. |
| Monday, November 29 | Chef Doucette with holiday fruit cake. |
| Tuesday, November 30 | Chef Doucette shows how to make carrot souffle, fresh tomato pie. |
| Wednesday, December 1 | Eddie Doucette adds “Straub” coffee squares to his menu. |
| Thursday, December 2 | Eddie Doucette presents “Botfliere Croute,” for your table. |
| Friday, December 3 | Chef Doucette prepares brisket of beef. |
| Monday, December 13 | Chef Eddie Doucette whips up some specialties: teen-age baked beans, home style potatoes Chantilly-Moderne. |
| Tuesday, December 14 | Chef Doucette with party loaf sandwich. |
| Wednesday, December 15 | Christmas feeling in the kitchen with Doucette’s “Tiny Tim Christmas Cakes.” |
| Thursday, December 16 | Chef Eddie Doucette says “Start a gingerbread cookie house for Christmas.” |
| Friday, December 17 | Eddie Doucette shows how to finish up the gingerbread cookie house. |
| Monday, December 20 | Eddie gives tips for preparing the holiday roast goose with celery stuffing and country style cream gravy. |
| Tuesday, December 21 | Chef Doucette with holiday gumdrop cookie strips and Christmas fondant. |
| Wednesday, December 22 | Chef Doucette prepares a Christmas morning coffee cake. |
| Thursday, December 23 | A Christmas treat, “Cookie cut-outs.” |
| Friday, December 24 | Chef Eddie Doucette shows how to make a Christmas health loaf. |
| Monday, December 27 | “Beefsteak on horseback,” is Chef Doucette’s surprise dish today. |
| Tuesday, December 28 | Eddie prepares raisin cinnamon bread. |
| Wednesday, December 29 | Schaum torte is the specialty today. |
| Thursday, December 30 | Eddie Doucette performs some magic with a buffet salmon mold. |
| Friday, December 31 | Today, glazed baked ham in variations. |
| Monday, January 3 | No show blurb. |
| Tuesday, January 4 | No show blurb. |
| Wednesday, January 5 | No show blurb. |
| Thursday, January 6 | No show blurb. |
| Friday, January 7 | No show blurb. |
| Monday, January 10 | Chef Doucette prepares “veal birds.” |
| Tuesday, January 11 | Black bean soup and crackling are prepared by Eddie Doucette. |
| Wednesday, January 12 | Eddie Doucette prepares a New England Pork pie and cream cheese frosting. |
| Thursday, January 13 | Eddie Doucette tells how to make “Southern Fleece, You All, Colcannon.” |
| Friday, January 14 | “Merry time coffee cake.” |
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I knew Eddie.
He was a mentor and friend.
His Chef Coat was embroidered on the back with, "Over Seventy and Still Cooking!" I miss him dearly to this day.
He kept me in my place!
RIP my old friend. See you soon.
Rick Streeter in Orangeburg, SC at 1:29 a.m. September 4th, 2023
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