by RetroRuth | Oct 31, 2014 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Happy Halloween and welcome to Vintage Cocktail Friday! This week we are making a very appropriate cocktail: The Fallen Angel. From The Calvert Party Encyclopedia, 1964 [cooked-sharing] 3.2.1311 It is from our “new” cocktail book, The Calvert Party Encyclopedia from...
by RetroRuth | Oct 29, 2014 | Best & Worst, Bread and Pastries, Breakfast, Halloween, Holiday, The BEST
Happy Halloween! This week we are celebrating with one of the most traditional of mid-century Halloween Foods: The Homemade Doughnut! And because I hate standing around frying things, this is a No-Fry (aka Baked) Doughnut! From Newspaper Clipping, 1976...
by RetroRuth | Oct 24, 2014 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Has it been a long week for you guys? It’s been a long week for us. Whew. But it’s okay, because now we shall drink. [cooked-sharing] 3.2.1311 “How is it?” “It’s almost a Manhattan, but not quite. “ The Verdict: Good From The Tasting Notes – Obviously, very similar to...
by RetroRuth | Oct 22, 2014 | Beef, Hot Dogs & Mystery Meats, Main Dishes
So, everyone’s been waiting for me to make a meatloaf with hot dogs in it, right? Right? Well, good news if you’ve been waiting. I’ve gone ahead and done it. This is Frankfurter Meat Loaf! Okay, before we get any farther into this post, I just want to say that any...
by RetroRuth | Oct 15, 2014 | Halloween, Holiday
Who is excited for Halloween?!? In preparation for the scariest day of the year, I bring you possibly the most hilarious cake we’ve ever made here on the blog: Banana Spook Cake. This thing is hilarious on so many levels, but mostly on the level of bananas sticking...
