by RetroRuth | Oct 9, 2013 | Salads, Side Dishes & Salads, Vegetables
Soooo…this week we are frosting a whole head of cauliflower with mayonnaise. Then putting capers and olives on it. It’s called Cauliflower Supreme and, when you cut it, the inside looks like a brain. I think this is a pretty appropriate recipe for the beginning of...
by RetroRuth | Jul 17, 2013 | Breakfast, Main Dishes, SPAM!
So, this is a Spam pie. A Wham Spam Pie. Which might be the best name for a recipe pretty much ever. Yeah, let’s just…you know…look at it for a while. Wham! It’s a pie. Made of Spam. And it doesn’t just have Spam in it. The pie itself is actually LIQUID Spam baked...
by RetroRuth | Sep 14, 2011 | Sandwiches & Pies, The BEST
I don’t know about you guys, but I am mighty sick of tuna recipes! This week, again, Tom and I decided to take a break from the tuna and show a recipe for a mighty mid-century sandwich from our archives. This one was featured rather recently on the MCMenu...
by RetroRuth | Oct 28, 2009 | Fish, Main Dishes
Rice, rice, rice, rice! This week on the Mid-Century Menu, we dive into the field of rice recipes and rice preparation. The book on the left is 75 Glamorous Rice Dishes Economical, Too published by the Louisiana State Rice Milling Company, Inc., makers of Water-Maid...
by RetroRuth | Sep 30, 2009 | Eggs, Hello Jell-O
Well, we’ve finally done it. I didn’t think the Mid-Century Menu could sink any lower, but it has. This is it people, the final 1950’s culinary atrocity. Gelatin. You heard me. I am breaking into the 1950’s gelatin salad craze, quite...
