by RetroRuth | Nov 7, 2012 | Best & Worst, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, The BEST
So, do you guys think it is too early for Christmas cookies??? Maybe?? Nah. I have to say, it is never too early for cookies around here. I’ve already started diving into my notes from last year and digging around in my cookbooks to plan the great Christmas cookie...
by RetroRuth | Dec 28, 2011 | Appetizers, Best & Worst, The BEST
So, here is the plan: Tom and I are going to eat a TON of vintage appetizers on New Year’s Eve. What do you think? Good plan? This plan has been…oh…several weeks in the making. Originally, I was going to post a vintage appetizer a week for twelve weeks, but when that...
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...
by RetroRuth | Dec 14, 2011 | Best & Worst, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, The BEST
This is it!!! It’s COOKIE TIME, People!!! I am really, really, excited. Really. In fact, I am so excited, I am posting about cookies this week. And not just any cookies, but GOOD cookies. Tested cookies that I make every year and that Tom wolfs down just as fast as...
by RetroRuth | May 1, 2011 | Cake & Cupcakes, Vintage Food Photography
Apparently, making a lamb cake from your lamb pan is for losers!!! Introducing: Pup on Pillow, Puss in Boots, Holiday Stag and Fawn for Easter. No “lambs” here! From Good Housekeeping’s Cake Book, 1958