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Pineapple Julep, 1920 – Vintage Cocktail Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day! Since most of you are outside either attending a barbeque or grilling your own dinner, we thought we would share what we are drinking (besides watermelon mojitos) while we cook. This is Pineapple Julep! This recipe came from a Dole pamphlet...
The Food of Episode 2: “Protocol” – Behind the Scenes of Astronaut Wives Club with Food Stylist Emily Marshall
Who is pumped for another night of Astronauts Wives Club tonight? I am pretty excited. And to get you even more excited, here is the food from Episode 2: “Protocol” that was made by food stylist Emily Marshall for the show! How’s that for excitement? Not enough? Well...
Mrs. Kahn’s Banana Sour Cream Cake–A Mid-Century Recipe Re-Run
If you are looking for my Astronaut Wives Club food post, never fear! It will post tomorrow. But for now, get ready to sink your teeth into banana cake! I had to look this recipe up recently to make banana cake for the little one, so I thought everyone else could use...
The Food of Episode 1: “Launch”– Behind the Scenes of Astronaut Wives Club with Food Stylist Emily Marshall
Who is ready for some great mid-century food and recipes? Hopefully everyone has had a chance to watch the first episode of Astronaut Wives Club by now (we don’t want to give away any food spoilers!), but if you haven’t I think it is still streaming on ABC’s website....
Behind The Scenes of “The Astronaut Wives Club” with Food Stylist Emily Marshall!
I am very excited to announce a temporary change in programming here at Mid-Century Menu! Over the next couple of weeks, Emily Marshall, the food stylist from the new ABC series “The Astronaut Wives Club” is going to be partnering with me on a series of posts to share...
Avocado Lime Pie, 1966 – Revisiting The First Annual Pieathalon!
Next Monday is the Second Annual Pieathalon! Are you excited? I am. Probably more excited than I should be. Teaser: My pie that I was assigned has taken hours of research, lots of advice emails and about 3 random guesses to figure out how to make it. So make sure you...
Grandma’s Rhubarb Meringue Pie – A Vintage Recipe Re-Run
It’s rhubarb season again! And while we have a couple different ways to use up your extra crop of “pie plant” on our blog, this is easily our favorite! Even though this pie was only posted last year, this has been a favorite in Tom’s family for forever. In fact, I am...
Major League Rhubarb, 1957 – Mid-Century Recipe Test
I had some extra rhubarb in my garden this week, so I decided to put it to good use. And cover it with bananas and ketchup. This is Major League Rhubarb! Seriously? And to top it off, they suggest cottage cheese? Two things that are not...
Grapefruit Cream Pie, 1941 – Mid-Century Recipe Test
I was pretty excited when I picked out this recipe. Grapefruit Cream Pie! How good does that sound? Well, it probably sounds better if last week you had to eat a Crabmeat and Grapefruit Cocktail. Compared to that, a Grapefruit Pie sounds like the best thing in the...
Canned Grapefruit-Canned Crabmeat Cocktail, 1959 – A Mid-Century Recipe Test
This week I made a parfait out of canned grapefruit and canned crabmeat. And topped it with sauce. This is Canned Grapefruit-Canned Crabmeat Cocktail! I was intrigued by this recipe from the moment I read it. I wanted to see if crab and...
Deviled Onions, 1956 – Mid-Century Recipe Test
This week we decided we were going to get crazy. We decided we were going to put ketchup on onions. These are Deviled Onions! Just in case you decide to get all crazy with the onions and ketchup yourself, make sure you leave the root end on...
Champs Elysees, 1965 – Vintage Cocktail Friday
Hooray for Friday and hooray for vintage cocktails! This is Champs Elysees! We’ve been looking for excuses to use our recently acquired Chartreuse, and this recipe fit that bill nicely! “Looks like we didn’t waste the Chartreuse.” The...
