by RetroRuth | Jan 17, 2018 | Beef, Main Dishes, Pork
This week we are making meatloaf! This is Jubilee Meat Loaf! From Recipes From Checkerboard Square, Ralston, 1959 [cooked-sharing] This is from the Ralston pamphlet, Recipes From Checkerboard Square from 1959, which contains a bunch of recipes that have lots of cereal...
by Erica | Jan 19, 2014 | Bread and Pastries, Guest Bloggers, Pork
By Erica According to the advertisement, this is going to be a “man-pleasin’ main dish.” And unfortunately all I have running through my head right now is highly inappropriate jokes about sausages. Sausage Corn Bread Supper – Mid-Century Recipe Guest...
by RetroRuth | Sep 18, 2013 | Main Dishes, Pork, Sandwiches & Pies
Hey there! Are you ready for some BACON? Meet the Bacon Big Boy! The minute I saw this recipe in a Better Homes and Gardens cookbook called Cooking for Two from 1968, I knew I had to make these. This is one of those recipes that has been hanging out on my “too make”...
by RetroRuth | Sep 19, 2012 | Casserole, Main Dishes, Pork
Tom and I can never say “no” to a food challenge. If you dare us to eat that chocolate-covered grasshopper, we eat it. If you tell us we can’t finish that sandwich, we finish it. And if you send us a crazy vintage recipe, we make it. No one knows this better than...
by RetroRuth | Apr 18, 2012 | Main Dishes, Pork
So, if you are anything like me, you have about eight pounds of leftover Easter Ham in your fridge or freezer right now, just mocking you. Well, maybe not mocking you. But it’s not exactly in there thinking about how it’s going to make itself into delicious dishes...
by RetroRuth | Dec 21, 2011 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Pork
Well. So. Yeah. This is a little awkward. I suppose I should clear the air. Just confess what I’ve done wrong so we can acknowledge what I’ve done, you can forgive me, and we can move past it. I’ll do it fast, like ripping off a Band-aid. Okay? Okay. Ready? *Deep...