by RetroRuth | Nov 25, 2009 | Beef, Main Dishes
Wow, check out the piece of meat on the cover of this cookbook. Appetizing, huh? It is no surprise that this is the cookbook that I chose the Mid-Century Menu out of this week. It is 250 Ways to Prepare Meat by the Culinary Arts Institute, published in 1942. This is...
by RetroRuth | Oct 21, 2009 | Beef, Main Dishes, Sandwiches & Pies
You know, even though the Mid-Century Menu is sometimes freaky, sometimes creepy, and sometimes downright disgusting, there are a lot of redeeming qualities to it as well. Hmmm…this description kinda reminds me of an ex-boyfriend. And like that ex-boyfriend,...
by RetroRuth | Sep 2, 2009 | Beef, Main Dishes
Hello everyone! Welcome to this week’s Mid-Century Menu, where I pick a recipe from my vast array of vintage cookbooks and make it for dinner, forcing my husband to eat it no matter what. In all fairness, he is excited to eat the sometimes noxious concoctions,...
by RetroRuth | Jun 24, 2009 | Beef, Main Dishes
Welcome to this week’s Mid-Century Menu, where I find the strangest mid-century recipe I can and I cook it up and serve it to my husband, who will eat pretty much anything. And most of the time it is even edible. This week’s recipe comes from Warm Weather...
