by RetroRuth | Nov 11, 2015 | Desserts, Holiday, Pie, Thanksgiving, The BEST
This is it!! It’s the biggest eating season of the year! After we finish off all the Halloween candy in the house, it’s pretty much a gorge-fest until Valentine’s Day. And if you are going to eat four times your weight in food this holiday season, why not make it...
by RetroRuth | Oct 31, 2015 | Best & Worst, Bread and Pastries, Halloween, Holiday, The BEST
Happy Halloween! This year, your extra-special treat from me is the reposting of these no-knead, no-fry doughnuts. That’s right. Doughnuts that you can mix up in your mixer and bake in your oven. And they aren’t dense and cakey either. These are incredibly light and...
by RetroRuth | Oct 28, 2015 | Best & Worst, Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Halloween, Holiday, The BEST
Whew! Well, I have to admit that this Halloween post is more of a treat than a trick, but after the scary gelatin countdown last week, I figured we could all use a little breather. So I made a cake. This is Black Cat Cake! From Betty Feezor, 1962 [cooked-sharing]...
by RetroRuth | Oct 21, 2015 | Halloween, Hello Jell-O, Holiday, The WORST
To top off our Halloween countdown, I bring you creepy gelatin. First of all, I just want to put it out there that I am in no way – no way – advocating serving a hideous mid-century gelatin to your party guests this Halloween. Because, come on. It would be ridiculous....
by RetroRuth | Oct 14, 2015 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Halloween, Holiday
To keep the theme of freaky mid-century food going, I bring you the most hilarious cake we’ve ever made here on the blog: Banana Spook Cake. This thing is funny on so many levels, but mostly on the level of bananas sticking out of things. I mean, come on. Who can...
by RetroRuth | Oct 7, 2015 | Halloween, Holiday, Hot Dogs & Mystery Meats, Main Dishes
‘Tis the season of frights and spooks and Halloween mayhem! For October I thought I would highlight some the the more…creep-tastic of our recipes. Some of these were supposed to be Halloween-themed, and some of them just happen to turn out like that. This is a good...