Butter Balls – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Apr 12, 2015 | Guest Bloggers, Soup

I really like chicken soup with dumplings. These dumplings, though… hmm. From Vintage Newsletter or Newspaper Clipping [cooked-sharing] What’s most unusual about this recipe is that it’s more stream of consciousness than instructions. It’s got...

Quick Pineapple Cheese Pie – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Mar 15, 2015 | Guest Bloggers, Pie

Buzz isn’t just a pretty face that is willing to eat questionable cooking. He’s also a mathematician. So yesterday we celebrated Pi Day… with pie, of course. From Dole [cooked-sharing] Quick pineapple cheese pie, for those mathematically-themed...

Sweet Yeast Dough – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Mar 8, 2015 | Bread and Pastries, Guest Bloggers

I am constantly impressed by how mid-century recipes continue to surprise me with the ways they find to use commercially pre-packaged foods. Like pudding in sweet roll dough. Pudding. Sweet Yeast Dough Ingredients 1 4 oz. package of vanilla pudding mix 2 cups milk 1/2...

Corned Beef Spread – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Mar 1, 2015 | Appetizers, Guest Bloggers

It has been a crazy, crazy few weeks in the Retro Recipe household, and we haven’t been cooking (or blogging!) as much as we want. But after our too-long hiatus from Mid-Century Menu, we’re back with a doozy: corned beef spread. Hooooo boy. From Knudsen...

Avocado Deviled Eggs – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Dec 21, 2014 | Guest Bloggers

Need to take an easy appetizer to that potluck holiday party? Try a fancier twist on a classic: Avocado Deviled Eggs. [cooked-sharing] I have to confess right now, that despite managing to buy an avocado, I completely failed to buy pimiento or parsley. My family...

Orange Yam Cookies – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Dec 14, 2014 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Guest Bloggers

Good morning and happy Sunday, everybody! Let’s have something bright and cheerfully orange. No, it isn’t a mimosa — sorry. It’s Orange Yam Cookies!   [cooked-sharing] This fell into the category of recipes that I really don’t know...