by RetroRuth | Jan 12, 2011 | Main Dishes, Sandwiches & Pies
I know, I know. I have done the “big Mid-Century Sandwich” a few times now. The Backwoods Sandwich. (? Has anyone figured out where that name came from yet?) The Frosted Sandwich. Yeah, we’ve been there. Yeah, we’ve eaten that. But when you get an impassioned plea...
by RetroRuth | Dec 15, 2010 | Appetizers, Hot Dogs & Mystery Meats
Oh boy! Have I got a fun MCMenu for all you Crazy Kids this week! This week we visit Chicago. It’s 1972, and Dad has just returned from good ‘ole Smithe and Shanahan (a furniture and appliance store) on the corner with the new Martha Holmes Holiday...
by RetroRuth | Dec 1, 2010 | Main Dishes, Pasta, SPAM!
Hello all my little Mid-Modlets! It is that spine-tinglingly, lip-smackingly exciting time again! You THINK I am going to say “Time for the Mid-Century Menu”, but I have to say it is even more exciting than that. It’s Spam time. Oh yes. And the Spam...
by RetroRuth | Nov 17, 2010 | Beverages, Hot Dogs & Mystery Meats, Main Dishes
Happy Wednesday everyone!!! I am super excited this morning, and that can only mean one thing – it’s time for the Mid-Century Menu!!! This week I have a fun cookbook that I picked up in Rockford, Michigan when I met up with Jan and Sara at Rosie’s...
by RetroRuth | Nov 3, 2010 | Desserts, Main Dishes, Side Dishes & Salads
We have a fun Mid-Century Menu this week. The recipes from this week come from Betty Feezor’s Best TV-Tested Recipes. This book was given to me by a co-worker of Tom’s, who apparently loves to see Tom eating questionable dinners because this is the second...
by RetroRuth | Oct 20, 2010 | Casserole, Main Dishes, Pasta
Welcome again to another exciting, spine-tingling episode of the Mid-Century Menu. This is a great one for two reasons. Well…three actually. The first reason is that Sara and her husband Mike helped us make this Menu. So it was tons of fun. The second is...
