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Frosty Melon – A Guest Mid-Century Recipe Test
Ruth says: This week we have a fun post from Yinzerella over at Dinner is Served! She made the freaky and amazing Frosty Melon that was featured here just a little while ago. I have to admit, I am jealous. It isn’t every day that one gets to eat Jell-O from a...
Rosy Tuna Ring – A Mid-Century Recipe Test
Guess what??? It’s another tuna recipe!!! Are you excited? Are you pumped? Are you retching with glee??? Well…maybe you are just retching. Going over all these pictures, I am getting a little gaggy myself. Anyway, this is another submission for our recent contest,...
The Yule Sandwich Log–A Mid-Century Recipe Test
I don’t know about you guys, but I am mighty sick of tuna recipes! This week, again, Tom and I decided to take a break from the tuna and show a recipe for a mighty mid-century sandwich from our archives. This one was featured rather recently on the MCMenu...
Hamburger and Wheat Germ Peppers – A Guest Mid-Century Recipe Test
Ruth writes: Wow! Thanks to Erica from Retro Recipe Attempts for this fun post. Erica recently placed in our “Let’s Sing A Tune To Tuna” contest, and received a copy of 365 Ways To Cook Hamburger, which I know is an awesome vintage cookbook. My sister got me a...
Tuna Checkerboard Casserole – A Mid-Century Recipe Test
Well, well, well! We are back to tuna already here on the Mid-Century Menu. And can you blame us? We totally love the stuff!* *not completely a lie Mmmm…mmm…yes! Canned tuna. Again. Oh the excitement! Oh the thrill! Oh, the smell of tuna. Oh god. We have to do...
Deviled String Beans And Tuna – Tom’s Tuna Favorite
This is the reason that Tom and I make crazy vintage recipes. Because everyone once in a while, a horrible, disgusting-looking recipe will be made. And it will turn out well. Like this one: Deviled String Beans and Tuna, which was submitted by Amy. Congratulations,...
Disneyland Tunaburgers – The BEST Vintage Tuna Recipe!
Well, here we are!!! Finally at the BEST tuna recipe that was submitted by you, the readers. Or, to be more specific, the recipe that was submitted by Toni. Toni writes: My parents have been going to Disneyland since forever and saved all sorts of things from gift...
And The Winner of Our Let’s Sing A Tune To Tuna Contest Is…
Is… Wait for it… Wait for it… You’ve gotta enjoy the anticipation… After much tasting, testing, choking, writing, gagging, posting, planning, voting AND waiting, I am happy to announce that the winner of the “Let’s Sing A Tune To Tuna Contest” is… Tuna Pizza! And the...
Voting Begins In Our “Let’s Sing A Tune To Tuna Contest”!
Let’s hear it once again for our finalists in our horrible mid-century Tuna Recipe Contest! Wow, guys, you went above and beyond for this one. Some terrible, terrible stuff appeared in my email inbox and then made its way onto our dinner table. It was crazy. It was...
Tuna Upside Down Bake – Contest Finalist #4
Well, it’s been a long and fishy road (literally) for our “Let’s Sing A Tune To Tuna” contest. We have tried every recipe, eaten some with gusto, choked down some others and decided which was the best and which was the worst. But with this last finalist for our worst...
Tuna Molded Vegetable Salad
I can’t believe it. Tom and I are almost completely finished testing tuna recipes, our fridge is full of moldy, in-edible tuna leftovers and this is the third finalist in our “Let’s Sing A Tune To Tuna Contest”! Wow. Time really does fly when you are having fun!...
Tuna Pizza – Tuna Contest Finalist #2
There is a first time for everything, even here on the Mid-Century Menu! And this post has the honor of containing two firsts: The first time we have had the same exact same entry from two contestants AND the first time we have featured this: Yes! *Enthusiastic head...