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Hawaiian Meatballs and Pineapple Rice
We have a fun Mid-Century Menu this week. The recipes from this week come from Betty Feezor's Best TV-Tested Recipes. This book was given to me by a co-worker of Tom's, who apparently loves to see Tom eating questionable dinners because this is the second book he has...
Tomato Shrimp Salad
Okay, this is finally it. I FINALLY made the last entry for the Worst Recipe Contest. Finally! This entry is from ModernSuzie, who I hope is still reading this blog after it took me so long to post her entry. But the long wait is over! We finally did it!!...
Mexican Spaghetti
Welcome again to another exciting, spine-tingling episode of the Mid-Century Menu. This is a great one for two reasons. Well...three actually. The first reason is that Sara and her husband Mike helped us make this Menu. So it was tons of fun. The second is that...
Lindsey Club Cheese
Wow! Some fun pictures this week! This is the first part of a two-part Mid-Century Menu from the fun weekend when Sara in AZ and her husband Mike visited. You can check out the pictures from our meet-up at Rosie's Diner with Sablemable (Jan) here. I had originally...
Fried Lettuce & Peas, Cottage Cheese Lime Gelatin
Whew! This post is ANOTHER entry from the Mid-Century Menu Worst Recipe Contest. It is the second to last one, and am I ever happy about that! You guys really came up with some doozies for us to choke down. This horrifying combo comes from Gabrielle, who writes: I...
The Archive – Salmon Egg Casserole
This fantastic Mid-Century Menu was original posted in October of 2009, and contains TWO traumatic moments: a disgusting can of salmon, and chirping hard-boiled eggs. Awesome. This is why I need to have a cooking show! Twenty minutes of me screaming over hard-boiled...
Tomato Cheese Burgers
Wow! We have a pretty funny recipe this week, and it includes Tom's most hated of all ingredients: American Cheese. That's right. The Man With The Iron Stomach can't stand American Cheese! He is human after all, Folks. So this great recipe comes from Melanie, and...
The Archive – Tuna Royals
Did you guys know that Tom and I have eaten over 80 Mid-Century Menus? Really! It's true! Over 80 questionable, scary meals. Ahh...memories. Here is another great Mid-Century Menu from the archives. This baby was made in April of 2009. Tuna Royals. Yeech! Hello,...
Cheese-Frankfurter Loaf and Pineapple Mallowade
Hello All! Welcome to this week's Mid-Century Menu! This week, we have a fun recipe that was sent by Andrea for our recent Worst Mid-Century Recipe Contest. Even those this recipe was beaten by some disgusting baddies, it STILL is quite the sight to behold. And I...
And The Worst Mid-Century Recipe Winner Is…
JELLIED TONGUES!! Congrats on great win, Kelly! It was a tough road picking the winner. Even tougher than the slices of jellied tongue. Uhhh...that picture still makes me a little queasy. Now, once again for your viewing pleasure, here is Tom tasting the winning...
Mid-Century Menu – Voting for WORST Mid-Century Recipe!
This is it!!! And so begins the voting for the Worst Mid-Century Recipe Contest. To bring everyone up to speed, these are the recipes that were submitted by YOU, the readers, for the dubious honor of being crowned the Worst Mid-Century Recipe, and this stunning...
Mid-Century Menu Finalist #4 – Jellied Tongues
Well, this is the end of the line. Absolutely, totally rock bottom. I asked for the Worst Mid-Century Recipes you guys could throw at me, and I got what I wanted. Four hilarious and horrible offerings from the world of Mid-Century Cooking. And I think it is pretty...
