by RetroRuth | Mar 30, 2011 | Desserts
This post dates way back from March 2010 here on the MCMenu. It is an embarassement of noodles, and all of it really not that good at all! Enjoy! Happy Wednesday, All! Welcome to the Mid-Century Menu, where this week we are delving way back to the 1930’s, where...
by RetroRuth | Mar 23, 2011 | Main Dishes, Pasta
Hello, All!!! We have a fun recipe to try out today. This week we are cooking from Food From Famous Kitchens: The Brand Names Cook Book, which was published in 1961. Everyone who collects vintage cookbooks or has ever seen any vintage cookbooks in their life knows...
by RetroRuth | Mar 16, 2011 | Eggs, Main Dishes, Pasta
Whew. How’s your week been? Here at the Mid-Century Menu, things have been a little crazy. Maybe it is spring, or a full moon or something, but things here have just been going wrong left and right. I am just glad that we got the computer back. We got the same...
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 | Mar 2, 2011 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Hello Jell-O
Welcome to this week’s Mid-Century Menu! This week we are delving into an area we haven’t played in much in the Mid-Century Menu: Desserts. Not pies or cakes, but Jello-based desserts. Mostly the Jello here is filled with onions and celery, and hardly ever turns...
