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Dining Mid-Century Dish Exhibit in Ann Arbor
This week I am bringing you something a bit different! On Mother’s Day weekend I was lucky enough to be able to go to the Mid-Century dinnerware exhibit in Ann Arbor, Michigan that was put on by The Dinnerware Museum. It was an adorable little exhibit that was in a...
Cheez-It Deviled Eggs, 1945 – A Vintage Recipe Test
It’s time for more deviled eggs! These are Cheez-It Deviled Eggs! I’ve actually wanted to make this recipe for a very, very long time. I stumbled upon this Sunshine Biscuits cookbook from 1945 at my local thrift store some time ago, but in...
Rice Krispies Date Pudding, 1928 – A Vintage Recipe Test
This week we have some Rice Krispies and some dates baked into pudding form. Because why not? This is Rice Krispies Date Pudding! We are going back in time a bit farther than normal this week to the 1920’s. I had some extra Rice Krispies...
Reader’s Easter Lamb Cake Gallery for 2017 – With Giveaway Winners!
I hope everyone had a great Easter! Thank you so very, very much to everyone who shared my post, visited the blog, used the recipes, shared your recipes, commented, sent an email and especially those who submitted their lamb cake or bunny cake or other Easter...
California Dip Deviled Eggs, 1965 – A Mid-Century Recipe Test
I hope everyone had a great Easter! I don’t know about how things went down in your house, but my excited three-year-old dyed a lot of eggs this year. So I am taking advantage of all the hard-boiled eggs to experiment with some deviled egg variations. These are...
Carrot Cake Bunny Mold Cake – A Vintage Easter Recipe Test
Here is an Easter bonus for this year: A Bunny-Shaped Carrot Cake! This is another recipe I dug from my extensive recipe card collection. This one is from the same collection as the Man Lamb, but this recipe is pretty much the classic Wesson...
Man’s Cake Lamb Cake – A Vintage Easter Recipe Test
Behold! This year’s lamb. A coffee-flavored lamb cake. A man’s cake. A Man’s Cake Lamb Cake. I fished this recipe out of one of my many recipe card collections. From the mention of the brand “Crisco” rather than shortening, this is most...
It’s Lambie Cake Time! Lamb Cake Tutorial, Recipes and Submit Your Cake For The 2017 Lambie Contest!
It’s my favorite time of the year! Time to bust out the lamb cake pans and see what you guys and gals (and your lambs!) are made of. Send me your 2017 Lamb Cake photos so I can post them here on the blog for everyone to see AND to be entered in a random drawing...
Banana Marshmallow Squares, 1972 – A Vintage Recipe Test
This week Alex wanted to help with our tested recipe and I had a bunch of ripe bananas, so we decided to make a quick little dessert. These are Banana Marshmallow Squares! I’m not sure what it is with the Pillsbury Bake-Off books lately, but...
Aspic Aquarium, 1960 – A Crazy Mid-Century Gelatin Test
This week we have a really crazy and fun gelatin for you guys. It’s actually kind of a dream of mine that has finally happened. I present to you (finally!) the Aspic Aquarium! In all its glory! Now, I would absolutely love to take credit for...
Blue Devil Cocktail, 1934–Vintage Cocktail Friday
It’s Friday, and I could totally use a drink! This is Blue Devil Cocktail! This cocktail is from “Bottoms Up”, one of our favorite vintage cocktail manuals. Some of the drink books we have just recycled classic drinks over and over again from...
Grandma’s Spry Cookies and Corby’s Cocktail Party Games – Reader Requests
Welcome back to another Reader Request post, where you can send me your recipe questions and requests in the comments, through email or on our Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and I will answer them to the best of my ability. Or, at least, to the best of my vintage...
