by RetroRuth | May 15, 2020 | Bread, Muffins, Tested Recipes
I recently needed some PB&J sandwich bread and I didn’t feel like braving the situation at Meijer. So I hit the books and came up with this recipe. This is Peanut Butter Bread! From Favorite Recipes of Isabella County's Best Cooks, From Readers of Isabella...
by RetroRuth | May 13, 2020 | Tested Recipes
Whew! This has been a huge contest, and it was an absolute blast!!! I’m going to be a total knob, and thank everyone before I announce the winners. Thank you to everyone who sent in a lamb cake, a non-lamb cake, and especially those that sent in a fail. Thank...
by RetroRuth | May 8, 2020 | Salads, Tested Recipes
This week I was sick of canned corn, so I decided to use my canned corn in a salad. This is Farm Salad! From Avocado Bravo, 1976 [cooked-sharing] This week’s recipe comes from the book Avocado Bravo, which was published in 1976 by avocado growers, and has some...
by RetroRuth | May 6, 2020 | Lamb Cakes & Frostings, Tested Recipes
This is so exciting! Welcome to the Reader’s Lamb Cake (ish) Gallery for 2020!!! This year has been a weird and unpredictable ride for everyone, but I am happy to say that this year we had the most lamb cake entries ever! We had 124 submissions this year, which...
by RetroRuth | May 1, 2020 | Tested Recipes
How’s everyone doing? Still having a good time at home? Schooling your kids, finding a use for those lentils in your pantry, binging TV shows? Yes? Great! Me, too! No really. I’m definitely loving all of this. Really. Truthfully, a nice side-effect of the current...
by RetroRuth | Apr 29, 2020 | Tested Recipes
Just a quick reminder for everyone that the lamb cake contest is coming to an end on Friday, May 1st at midnight Eastern. If you have not sent it your lamb yet, now is the time! Message it to me on Facebook or email me at ruth@midcenturymenu.com. If you HAVE sent in...
