by RetroRuth | May 30, 2012 | Main Dishes, Pasta, Sandwiches & Pies
Okay, okay. You got me. This post is NOT about gelatin. I have to admit that the gelatin contest has been kicking my butt recently. My fridge is full of gelatin, my cabinets are full of boxes of the stuff and I STILL have a bunch of recipes to test. But fear not. Tom...
by RetroRuth | Nov 9, 2011 | Casserole, Fish, Main Dishes, Sandwiches & Pies
This is it! This is the end! The absolute LAST tuna recipe that we tried from our recent tuna contest. Can you believe it? I barely can. I feel like I have tuna coming out of my ears. Correction. Tuna Pie coming out of my ears. This recipe is another entry from...
by RetroRuth | Sep 14, 2011 | Sandwiches & Pies, The BEST
I don’t know about you guys, but I am mighty sick of tuna recipes! This week, again, Tom and I decided to take a break from the tuna and show a recipe for a mighty mid-century sandwich from our archives. This one was featured rather recently on the MCMenu...
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 | Apr 14, 2010 | Main Dishes, Pork, Sandwiches & Pies
Welcome to another Mid-Century Menu!!! This week we are again cooking out of the Bisquick Cook Book, which you all remember is the origins of the amazingly delicious Hot Fudge Pudding Cake, which was made by me and by Sara with great results. Today we are going...
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,...