by RetroRuth | Jun 24, 2015 | Astronaut Wives Club, MCMenu Fun
Who is ready for some great mid-century food and recipes? Hopefully everyone has had a chance to watch the first episode of Astronaut Wives Club by now (we don’t want to give away any food spoilers!), but if you haven’t I think it is still streaming on ABC’s website....
by RetroRuth | Jun 17, 2015 | Astronaut Wives Club, MCMenu Fun
I am very excited to announce a temporary change in programming here at Mid-Century Menu! Over the next couple of weeks, Emily Marshall, the food stylist from the new ABC series “The Astronaut Wives Club” is going to be partnering with me on a series of posts to share...
by RetroRuth | Jun 3, 2015 | Pie
Next Monday is the Second Annual Pieathalon! Are you excited? I am. Probably more excited than I should be. Teaser: My pie that I was assigned has taken hours of research, lots of advice emails and about 3 random guesses to figure out how to make it. So make sure you...
by RetroRuth | May 27, 2015 | Desserts, Pie, The BEST
It’s rhubarb season again! And while we have a couple different ways to use up your extra crop of “pie plant” on our blog, this is easily our favorite! Even though this pie was only posted last year, this has been a favorite in Tom’s family for forever. In fact, I am...
by RetroRuth | May 20, 2015 | Desserts
I had some extra rhubarb in my garden this week, so I decided to put it to good use. And cover it with bananas and ketchup. This is Major League Rhubarb! From 57 Prize-Winning Recipes, Heinz, 1957 [cooked-sharing] Seriously? And to top it off, they suggest cottage...
