by RetroRuth | Jan 13, 2014 | Best & Worst, Vintage Cooking
2013 was a pretty crazy year for Mid-Century Menu! We tested about 75 vintage recipes, most of them gelatin and not enough of them cocktails. We took about 3000 pictures of food, spent hundreds of hours editing and writing and in the end our blog tripled it’s...
by RetroRuth | Jan 23, 2013 | MCMenu Fun, Tom
It’s been a fun year on Mid-Century Menu! We’ve had cakes shaped like lambs, spaghetti poured on sandwiches and gelatin shaped like…well…everything. But with all the crazy cooking we did, 10 posts stood out as absolute reader favorites. So, here are the most popular...
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 | Mar 21, 2012 | Contests, Guest Bloggers, MCMenu Fun
Since this week’s Mid-Century Menu is made and posted already, I am kind of at a loss about what to talk to you about! I mean, if you haven’t read the post from the Mad Men Virtual Dinner Party, you should totally go back and do that. I made date nut bread from...
by RetroRuth | Dec 23, 2009 | MCMenu Fun, Tom
Merry Christmas early, everyone!!! We are getting ready for a great holiday, so I thought I would give you all a treat this week. I know how much everyone likes my husband Tom’s reactions to the first bite of the Mid-Century Menu, so I thought I would put...
