by RetroRuth | Feb 6, 2021 | Tested Recipes
I have some buttermilk and some avocados in my fridge, so it’s time to make some bread! Avocado Bread! Oh, sorry. I mean, “Avacado” Bread Avacado Bread - A Book of Favorite Recipes Compiled by Woman's Society of Christian Service, 1971 It took a bit...
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 This week’s recipe comes from the book Avocado Bravo, which was published in 1976 by avocado growers, and has some really excellent...
by RetroRuth | May 3, 2019 | Appetizers, Cinco de Mayo, Cocktail Party, Holiday
Happy early Cinco de Mayo! This year, I am happy to bring you guacamole. And not any old guacamole, either. This week we are making Boris Karloff’s Guacamole!!! Aaaaaaaand….it’s also the same color as the Grinch! Okay, I’ll stop. So, if you follow my Instagram, I...
by RetroRuth | Sep 14, 2017 | Desserts
If you were an eagle-eyed reader, you might have spotted this week’s recipe test in with the loads of fruit in the Luau Wheelbarrow Ice Bar that I posted earlier this week. It was hiding out in a watermelon half. This is Avocado Ice Cream! From How To Use Hawaiian...
by RetroRuth | Sep 6, 2017 | Best & Worst, Main Dishes, Sandwiches & Pies, The BEST
This week we are combining luaus AND back to school in one neat little sandwich. This is Luau Lulu! From The Bold Sandwich with Mr. Mustard, 1960 This little stunner comes from a pamphlet called The Bold Sandwich with Mr. Mustard, from 1960. It you are wondering,...
