by RetroRuth | Aug 26, 2009 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts
Welcome to this week’s Mid-Century Menu! I have to confess to a bit of poor planning on my part. I didn’t put two and two together on this one, and I planned Menu night for the same night that we were suppose to go to a ballgame and eat hot dogs for...
by RetroRuth | Aug 12, 2009 | Main Dishes, Pasta
Happy Wednesday everyone! Today is a great day for many reasons. The first is that Tom’s fever broke sometime last night and he is feeling much better. I am really glad, because he was pacing around driving me crazy because he couldn’t go to work! So,...
by RetroRuth | Jul 29, 2009 | Hot Dogs & Mystery Meats, Main Dishes
Hello! Welcome to the Mid-Century Menu, the feature on my blog in which I pick an unusual, interesting or strange recipe from my vintage cookbook collection, cook it, and then serve it to my husband for dinner! Poor Tom, the human guinea pig. This week’s pick...
by RetroRuth | Jul 20, 2009 | MCMenu Fun
More exciting news! The Mid-Century Menu featuring the None-Such Ham Loaf is in the Accent section of the Midland Daily News today. Hopefully, this won’t be the last Mid-Century Menu that appears in the paper, either. Depending on the interest level, I might...
by RetroRuth | Jul 15, 2009 | Fish, Main Dishes
Welcome to this week’s Mid-Century Menu, the special portion of my blog where I choose a hilarious or crazy recipe from my vintage cookbook collection, cook it exactly as the recipe tells me (no matter how horrible), and then serve it up for dinner. My husband...