by RetroRuth | Nov 16, 2016 | Beans, Best & Worst, Holiday, Side Dishes & Salads, Thanksgiving, The BEST
This recipe is a fantastic alternative if you can’t stand the traditional cream of mushroom soup version of green bean casserole. I can’t, and this has seriously saved me. Enjoy! I hope everyone has a nice big, traditional meal planned this year! Because I...
by RetroRuth | Nov 9, 2016 | Best & Worst, 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 | Nov 2, 2016 | Best & Worst, Hello Jell-O, Holiday, Thanksgiving, The BEST, Uncategorized
It’s coming up on turkey time, so it’s time to bust out the vintage recipes! I am re-running my most favorite vintage Thanksgiving recipes this month, you lucky readers. It’s very exciting! And we are going to start it off with some gelatin. Because...
by RetroRuth | Oct 26, 2016 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Halloween, Holiday
This is the Halloween cake I made last year with Alex, and it turned out so well that I decided to run it again this year. This is a great quick cake to make for a party or with your little ones. And who doesn’t love an orange candy-flavored cake? The only...
by RetroRuth | Oct 19, 2016 | Halloween, Hello Jell-O, Holiday
To keep going with our vintage food 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...
by RetroRuth | Oct 12, 2016 | 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...
