Butter Balls – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Apr 12, 2015 | Guest Bloggers, Soup

I really like chicken soup with dumplings. These dumplings, though… hmm. From Vintage Newsletter or Newspaper Clipping What’s most unusual about this recipe is that it’s more stream of consciousness than instructions. It’s got interruptions,...

Quick Pineapple Cheese Pie – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Mar 15, 2015 | Guest Bloggers, Pie

Buzz isn’t just a pretty face that is willing to eat questionable cooking. He’s also a mathematician. So yesterday we celebrated Pi Day… with pie, of course. From Dole Quick pineapple cheese pie, for those mathematically-themed holidays when...

Sweet Yeast Dough – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Mar 8, 2015 | Bread and Pastries, Guest Bloggers

I am constantly impressed by how mid-century recipes continue to surprise me with the ways they find to use commercially pre-packaged foods. Like pudding in sweet roll dough. Pudding. Sweet Yeast Dough Ingredients 1 4 oz. package of vanilla pudding mix 2 cups milk 1/2...

Corned Beef Spread – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Mar 1, 2015 | Appetizers, Guest Bloggers

It has been a crazy, crazy few weeks in the Retro Recipe household, and we haven’t been cooking (or blogging!) as much as we want. But after our too-long hiatus from Mid-Century Menu, we’re back with a doozy: corned beef spread. Hooooo boy. From Knudsen...

Avocado Deviled Eggs – Mid-Century Recipe Guest Test Sunday

by Erica | Dec 21, 2014 | Guest Bloggers

Need to take an easy appetizer to that potluck holiday party? Try a fancier twist on a classic: Avocado Deviled Eggs. I have to confess right now, that despite managing to buy an avocado, I completely failed to buy pimiento or parsley. My family enjoys eating avocados...