by RetroRuth | Feb 6, 2021 | Tested Recipes
I have some buttermilk and some avocados in my fridge, so it’s time to make some bread! Avocado Bread! Oh, sorry. I mean, “Avacado” Bread Avacado Bread - A Book of Favorite Recipes Compiled by Woman's Society of Christian Service, 1971...
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...
by RetroRuth | May 3, 2019 | Appetizers, Cinco de Mayo, Cocktail Party, Holiday
Happy early Cinco de Mayo! This year, I am happy to bring you guacamole. And not any old guacamole, either. This week we are making Boris Karloff’s Guacamole!!! [cooked-sharing] Aaaaaaaand….it’s also the same color as the Grinch! Okay, I’ll stop. So, if you follow my...
by RetroRuth | Sep 14, 2017 | Desserts
If you were an eagle-eyed reader, you might have spotted this week’s recipe test in with the loads of fruit in the Luau Wheelbarrow Ice Bar that I posted earlier this week. It was hiding out in a watermelon half. This is Avocado Ice Cream! From How To Use Hawaiian...
by RetroRuth | Sep 6, 2017 | Best & Worst, Main Dishes, Sandwiches & Pies, The BEST
This week we are combining luaus AND back to school in one neat little sandwich. This is Luau Lulu! From The Bold Sandwich with Mr. Mustard, 1960 [cooked-sharing] This little stunner comes from a pamphlet called The Bold Sandwich with Mr. Mustard, from 1960. It you...
