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Banana Doughnuts: Mid-Century Recipe Test

Banana Doughnuts: Mid-Century Recipe Test

by | Apr 20, 2011 | Desserts, The BEST

This week we have a fun Mid-Century Menu for you! We are cooking out of Better Living Thru Good Cooking with Prudential Wares, published in 1953. For those of you who are in the dark about Prudential Wares (like I was), it was a cookware company that made mostly pots...
Egg Noodle Pudding and Macaroni With Peanut Butter

Egg Noodle Pudding and Macaroni With Peanut Butter

by | Mar 30, 2011 | Desserts

This post dates way back from March 2010 here on the MCMenu. It is an embarassement of noodles, and all of it really not that good at all! Enjoy! Happy Wednesday, All!  Welcome to the Mid-Century Menu, where this week we are delving way back to the 1930’s, where...
Pineapple Cream Cheese Squares

Pineapple Cream Cheese Squares

by | Mar 2, 2011 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Hello Jell-O

  Welcome to this week’s Mid-Century Menu!  This week we are delving into an area we haven’t played in much in the Mid-Century Menu: Desserts. Not pies or cakes, but Jello-based desserts.  Mostly the Jello here is filled with onions and celery, and hardly ever turns...
Peanutty-Chocolate Tunnel Cake

Peanutty-Chocolate Tunnel Cake

by | Feb 2, 2011 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, The BEST

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

Simple Sloppy Joe Pie

by | Jan 26, 2011 | Beef, Main Dishes, 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...