by RetroRuth | Mar 9, 2011 | Hello Jell-O, Hot Dogs & Mystery Meats, Main Dishes
Well, we are bringing you a slight change from our regularly scheduled program. This week, we take on a dare. Not a dare from a reader, or even from taunting or disbelieving family members. Nope, this week the dare comes from CNN. Maybe not CNN as a whole, but...
by RetroRuth | Jan 5, 2011 | Hello Jell-O, Salads, Side Dishes & Salads
Hooray!!!! This week’s installment of the Mid-Century Menu may be the easiest MCMenu ever. I am not kidding. My fabulous friend, Deb, didn’t just submit a fun recipe this week. Oh no. She MADE it for me and then the food was actually delivered to my house! How great...
by RetroRuth | Oct 6, 2010 | Hello Jell-O, Salads, Vegetables
Whew! This post is ANOTHER entry from the Mid-Century Menu Worst Recipe Contest. It is the second to last one, and am I ever happy about that! You guys really came up with some doozies for us to choke down. This horrifying combo comes from Gabrielle, who writes: I...
by RetroRuth | Aug 25, 2010 | Contests
JELLIED TONGUES!! Congrats on great win, Kelly! It was a tough road picking the winner. Even tougher than the slices of jellied tongue. Uhhh…that picture still makes me a little queasy. Now, once again for your viewing pleasure, here is Tom tasting the winning...
by RetroRuth | Aug 18, 2010 | Contests
This is it!!! And so begins the voting for the Worst Mid-Century Recipe Contest. To bring everyone up to speed, these are the recipes that were submitted by YOU, the readers, for the dubious honor of being crowned the Worst Mid-Century Recipe, and this stunning...
