The Top 10 Mid-Century Menu Posts For 2012 – Gelatin, Cake and More Gelatin

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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 posts for 2012! 10. Renalde Lamb Cake – The Eight Days of Lamb Cakes Somehow, a rather random mention and quote in the Wall Street Journal resulted in tons of lamb cake recipes being sent my {Read More}

My Top 5 Vintage Christmas Cookie Recipe Picks From 2011- Tested And Husband-Approved!

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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 barrage for 2012.  Since I the first thing I did was collect my favorite recipes from last year and add them to my list, I thought I would share them with {Read More}

Bonus Post and The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook Giveaway

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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 Pat Nixon. Yeah, you heard me. And yes, it is that Pat Nixon. Since my post, the date nut bread has also been made by others not {Read More}

The Best of Tom 2009

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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 together a best of Tom post as a present for all you loyal readers. So….drum roll please… I present to you, The Best of Tom.  (The Best of Tom is best when {Read More}