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Peanutty-Chocolate Tunnel Cake
You know, I spend a lot of time thinking about food. I mean, mostly it’s bad food, but no matter how bad it is, it is still food. A lot of other people think about food, too. In fact, many people are obsessed with it. I mean, look at “food porn” . What in God’s name...
Simple Sloppy Joe Pie
I hope I am not coming on too strong when I say there is nothing like a vintage Pillsbury Bake-Off Cookbook. Nothing. They are pretty much great from cover to cover. The awkward pictures. The hilarious food combinations. The desperate need to have “Mrs.” in front of...
Deluxe Hot Chicken Salad
What can I say? Sometimes the Mid-Century Menu is just good, clean fun. Well, most of the time it’s not good or clean (teats!). But heck, it’s always fun. This week we get to have good AND clean fun, because nothing in this week’s Menu even remotely looks like a...
Yule Sandwich Log
I know, I know. I have done the “big Mid-Century Sandwich” a few times now. The Backwoods Sandwich. (? Has anyone figured out where that name came from yet?) The Frosted Sandwich. Yeah, we’ve been there. Yeah, we’ve eaten that. But when you get an impassioned plea...
Linda’s Tomato Aspic
Hooray!!!! This week’s installment of the Mid-Century Menu may be the easiest MCMenu ever. I am not kidding. My fabulous friend, Deb, didn’t just submit a fun recipe this week. Oh no. She MADE it for me and then the food was actually delivered to my house! How great...
The Best of Tom 2010
I had a great time doing the Mid-Century Menu in 2010, and Tom had a great time tasting them! Check out this cute video we put together of Tom’s tasting experiences in 2010. Love it! Can’t wait for 2011 and new Mid-Century Menu posts!
The Archive – The Best of Tom 2009
This post originally ran last year before Christmas, so I thought it would be fun to revisit some of the best (and worst) pictures of Tom from 2009. Enjoy, and come back next week to see The Best of Tom from 2010! Merry Christmas early, everyone!!! We are getting...
Miniature Weiner Wellingtons
Oh boy! Have I got a fun MCMenu for all you Crazy Kids this week! This week we visit Chicago. It's 1972, and Dad has just returned from good 'ole Smithe and Shanahan (a furniture and appliance store) on the corner with the new Martha Holmes Holiday Recipes in his...
Never-Fail Vintage Christmas Cookie Recipes
So, I am in full-bore, pedal to the floor, "I can't take it anymore" Christmas Cookie mode. Seriously. The list of cookies I am making this year has been referred to as "obnoxiously overacheiving", "disgusting" and "insane". But I LOVE making Christmas Cookies, so...
Macaroni Stroganoff
Hello all my little Mid-Modlets! It is that spine-tinglingly, lip-smackingly exciting time again! You THINK I am going to say "Time for the Mid-Century Menu", but I have to say it is even more exciting than that. It's Spam time. Oh yes. And the Spam recipe comes out...
The Archive – Cheezy Beans Casserole
Hello, all!!! Happy Thanksgiving a day early! And to get us all in the holiday spirit (or something) I decided to resurrected this horror of a holiday meal out of the Mid-Century Menu archive. It's festive. It's cheezy. It tastes like cigarette butts. Sounds like a...
Spaghetti’N Franks Casserole and V-8 A La Mode
Happy Wednesday everyone!!! I am super excited this morning, and that can only mean one thing - it's time for the Mid-Century Menu!!! This week I have a fun cookbook that I picked up in Rockford, Michigan when I met up with Jan and Sara at Rosie's Diner. This...
