by RetroRuth | Jan 19, 2011 | Chicken, Main Dishes, The BEST
What can I say? Sometimes the Mid-Century Menu is just good, clean fun. Well, most of the time it’s not good or clean (teats!). But heck, it’s always fun. This week we get to have good AND clean fun, because nothing in this week’s Menu even remotely looks like a...
by RetroRuth | Dec 22, 2010 | Tom
This post originally ran last year before Christmas, so I thought it would be fun to revisit some of the best (and worst) pictures of Tom from 2009. Enjoy, and come back next week to see The Best of Tom from 2010! Merry Christmas early, everyone!!! We are getting...
by RetroRuth | Dec 15, 2010 | Appetizers, Hot Dogs & Mystery Meats
Oh boy! Have I got a fun MCMenu for all you Crazy Kids this week! This week we visit Chicago. It’s 1972, and Dad has just returned from good ‘ole Smithe and Shanahan (a furniture and appliance store) on the corner with the new Martha Holmes Holiday...
by RetroRuth | Dec 1, 2010 | Main Dishes, Pasta, SPAM!
Hello all my little Mid-Modlets! It is that spine-tinglingly, lip-smackingly exciting time again! You THINK I am going to say “Time for the Mid-Century Menu”, but I have to say it is even more exciting than that. It’s Spam time. Oh yes. And the Spam...
by RetroRuth | Nov 3, 2010 | Desserts, Main Dishes, Side Dishes & Salads
We have a fun Mid-Century Menu this week. The recipes from this week come from Betty Feezor’s Best TV-Tested Recipes. This book was given to me by a co-worker of Tom’s, who apparently loves to see Tom eating questionable dinners because this is the second...
