by RetroRuth | Dec 1, 2020 | Christmas, Holiday, New Years, Salads, Side Dishes & Salads
Welcome to Thanksgiving 2020, the one where we had to stay home and make our own fun. Or, have someone make our fun for us. My crazy friend Carolyn made me something for the holidays, and it is my pleasure to share it with all of you. This slumped pile is Cranberry...
by RetroRuth | Aug 7, 2020 | Desserts, Salads, Side Dishes & Salads, Tested Recipes
Today’s recipe is a real peach! (cue collective groans) This is Peach Petal Salad! Peach Petal Salad - 20 Easy New Peach Recipes [cooked-sharing] This recipe is from a really cute pamphlet from the California Cling Peach Canners. It has lots of ideas for using...
by RetroRuth | Jul 31, 2020 | Desserts, Hello Jell-O, Side Dishes & Salads, Tested Recipes
This was a serious week at our house. We spent a lot of it discussing what we are going to do about our school situation. So after all that mental effort, I decided we all needed some fluff. This is Cherry Marshmallow Fluff! Cherry Marshmallow Fluff - From Favorite...
by RetroRuth | Jun 12, 2020 | Beans, Best & Worst, Side Dishes & Salads, Tested Recipes, The BEST
Well, hello again. Welcome back to another installment of “recipe tests that are chosen for me by patrons”. This week we have this lovely girl. And yes, under that perfectly browned, melty marshmallow-goodness IS a pile of lima beans! This is Lima Beans...
by RetroRuth | Jun 5, 2020 | Side Dishes & Salads, Tested Recipes
I’m sick of mayonnaise. I never thought it would happen, but eating a ton of sandwiches and macaroni salads has finally taken it’s toll. I can hear the mayo-haters out there saying “Hallelujah!”, and for the rest of you, you get to benefit as...
by RetroRuth | May 8, 2020 | Salads, Tested Recipes
This week I was sick of canned corn, so I decided to use my canned corn in a salad. This is Farm Salad! From Avocado Bravo, 1976 [cooked-sharing] This week’s recipe comes from the book Avocado Bravo, which was published in 1976 by avocado growers, and has some...
