by RetroRuth | Jun 20, 2012 | Appetizers, Best & Worst, Contests, Hello Jell-O, The WORST
Congrats to Michelle, the third finalist for the Glistening and Jiggly Contest in the “Worst Gelatin” category! Michelle sent us this weird thing, which was both very exciting and very disgusting. This is Molded Sea-Food Salad. It is exciting for many reasons. One...
by RetroRuth | Jan 18, 2012 | Appetizers
This is Fondue Au Fromage. It looks like a plate of fried cheese, but don’t be fooled. It is comprised mostly of soup and eggs. If you have been following the blog at all these last few weeks, you will know by now that Tom and I foolishly decided to cook from a Lipton...
by RetroRuth | Jan 11, 2012 | Appetizers, Best & Worst, The WORST
So, I suppose we should do a quick recap: Risking almost certain powdered-soup poisoning, Tom and I decided that we were going to cook a set of four appetizers from Worldly Entertaining Party Ideas From Around The World, a “worldly” cookbook that was published by...
by RetroRuth | Jan 4, 2012 | Appetizers
Holy Cow, it’s 2012. I can’t believe it. Can you? I mean, I had just gotten used to 2011 when 2012 jumps into my lap and expects to get it’s ears scratched. But Tom and I had a whopper of a New Year’s Eve party to ring in 2012. And by “party” I mean it was just the...
by RetroRuth | Dec 28, 2011 | Appetizers, Best & Worst, The BEST
So, here is the plan: Tom and I are going to eat a TON of vintage appetizers on New Year’s Eve. What do you think? Good plan? This plan has been…oh…several weeks in the making. Originally, I was going to post a vintage appetizer a week for twelve weeks, but when that...
by RetroRuth | Feb 16, 2011 | Appetizers, Hot Dogs & Mystery Meats
When we left the Mid-Century Menu cliffhanger last week, things looked grim for our heroes. Would the Planetary Frankfurters be a hit? What are Carra-Chees? Would our heroine be able to make everything in time for her Superbowl party? And would anyone care who won...
