by RetroRuth | May 5, 2010 | Beef, Main Dishes
Man, nothing screams “Mid-Century Menu” like a cookbook that has a giant, rare, glistening meatloaf on the cover. And to top it off, it is Good Housekeeping’s Hamburger & Hot Dog Book, Novel Uses For America’s Favorite Meats! I love that...
by RetroRuth | Apr 21, 2010 | Hot Dogs & Mystery Meats, Main Dishes
It’s Wednesday again, and time for this week’s Mid-Century Menu! This week Tom and I decided to have a little fun and dive back into a cookbook that we found absolutely hilarious. A victim of the “Western” phase, 101 Ideas for a Quick and...
by RetroRuth | Jan 13, 2010 | Hello Jell-O, Salads, SPAM!
I love the Mid-Century Menu for so many reasons. Well, not for taste reasons, but there are a lot of other good reasons the Mid-Century Menu is awesome. One of them is that it gives me an excuse for my ridiculously huge cookbook collection. Another is that it gives...
by RetroRuth | Dec 30, 2009 | The BEST, The WORST
Ah! So many choices! With over 40 Mid-Century Menus to choose from, Tom and I had a tough time deciding what was the best and worst of this year. We couldn’t really come up with an overall best or an overall worst, so we came up with a couple of categories ...
by RetroRuth | Dec 16, 2009 | Candy, Desserts
Happy Wednesday, everyone! Well, the countdown to Christmas is in full swing and everything around here is about as chaotic as it can get. I like getting ready for Christmas, which is really good news because otherwise I might go completely insane. Did I mention...
