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Savory Sandwich, 1931– A Vintage Recipe Test
This week I am making sandwiches! This is Savory Sandwich! This recipe is from 88 Mealtime Surprises Made With Bond Bread from 1931. Unsurprisingly, most of the recipes in this book are sandwiches or creamed things to serve on toast. Which...
The Food of Astronaut Wives Club Episode 8: “Abort” – Behind the Scenes With Food Stylist Emily Marshall
Welcome back to another week of food from behind the scenes of Astronauts Wives Club!!! Episode 8 only has a few lovely food photos to share with you. But no worries, according to Emily the amount of food in the last two episodes is epic, so we have that to look...
Sparkling Red Rouser,1967 – A Vintage Recipe Test
This week – because I was bored – I decided to test out a recipe that mixes canned tomato sauce with lemon-lime soda. And no, I’m not making that up. This is Sparkling Red Rouser! Just out of curiosity, do you think that mixing 7UP with canned tomato sauce even counts...
The Food of Astronaut Wives Club Episode 7: “Rendezvous” – Behind the Scenes With Food Stylist Emily Marshall
Welcome back to another week of food from behind the scenes of Astronauts Wives Club!!! Episode 7 has some party snacks and treats, along with some pasta and quiche! I am happy to bring you some close-ups of this food courtesy of food stylist Emily Marshall, who...
Sea Breeze Salad, 1968 – A Mid-Century Recipe Re-Run
I was digging through the archives this week for a yummy gelatin to whip up for a party, when I came across this post from August of 2013! Since I am making it again, I thought I would give you guys a re-run of it as well. Enjoy! This week we have a gelatin that is...
The Food of Astronaut Wives Club Episode 6: “In the Blind” – Behind the Scenes With Food Stylist Emily Marshall
This is an exciting week for food from behind the scenes of Astronauts Wives Club!!! Episode 6 has the Crown Roast of Frankfurters, a rainbow gelatin mold and kabobed-everything. I am happy to bring you some close-ups of this food courtesy of food stylist Emily...
Basic White Sauce – A Mid-Century Menu Recipe Staple
This week we are going to cover a very basic recipe used in mid-century cooking: White Sauce. Come to think of it, this is the starting point for a lot of good food. Like mac and cheese, one of the most delicious dishes of all time. Many, many, many mid-century...
The Food of Astronaut Wives Club Episode 5: “Flashpoint” – Behind the Scenes With Food Stylist Emily Marshall
I have to say, I am loving this week’s food from behind the scenes of Astronauts Wives Club!!! Episode 5 was a heavy on hamburgers, hot dogs and deviled eggs. In fact, I was super-excited to see the hot dog loaf in Episode 5 that was inspired directly by this blog....
Corn Pie, 1963 – Mid-Century Recipe Test
This week I decided that everyone needed some pie. But because this is Mid-Century Menu, the pie is mostly corn. This is Corn Pie! Corn Pie Author: Calvary Cookbook, 1963 Ingredients 3 Tbls butter 1 chopped onion 1 green pepper, cut in julienne strips 3/4 cup tomatoes...
The Food of Astronaut Wives Club Episode 4: “Liftoff” – Behind the Scenes With Food Stylist Emily Marshall
We have lots and lots of food this week from behind the scenes of Astronauts Wives Club!!! Episode 4 was a particularly food-heavy episode (yay!), so I am just going to be dropping in a couple of recipes and inspiration material here and there rather then for each and...
The Food of Astronaut Wives Club Episode 3: “Retroattitude” – Behind the Scenes With Food Stylist Emily Marshall
A new episode of Astronauts Wives Club airs tonight! I am very excited about this and I am hoping tonight’s episode has more food footage in it. Episode 3 was pretty light on the food, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t there. Here is all the food that was made, but that...
Wham SPAM Pie – A Mid-Century Recipe Re-Run
Who is ready for a SPAM pie? I stumbled across this in the archives the other day and it had me chuckling so much that I knew I had to repost it. I mean, you can’t make a pie with SPAM in it and then just let it go, right? Anyway, enjoy this spammy pie! So, this is a...
