by RetroRuth | Oct 12, 2016 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Halloween, Holiday
To keep the theme of freaky mid-century food going, I bring you the most hilarious cake we’ve ever made here on the blog: Banana Spook Cake. This thing is funny on so many levels, but mostly on the level of bananas sticking out of things. I mean, come on. Who can...
by RetroRuth | Aug 3, 2016 | Desserts
Introducing a new segment on the Mid-Century Menu: Vintage Recipes for Kids! Now that Alex is old enough to be interested/help out/make a huge mess in the kitchen, I thought I would take the time to do some vintage children’s recipe tests with her and see how she...
by RetroRuth | Jul 13, 2016 | Side Dishes & Salads, Vegetables
So, the garnish on the top probably gives it away, but guess what the mystery ingredient in this salad is? That’s right, it’s bananas. Because this is Mystery Salad! From The Dole Banana Bonanza, 1977 [cooked-sharing] This glorious recipe comes from The Dole Banana...
by RetroRuth | Oct 14, 2015 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Halloween, Holiday
To keep the theme of freaky mid-century food going, I bring you the most hilarious cake we’ve ever made here on the blog: Banana Spook Cake. This thing is funny on so many levels, but mostly on the level of bananas sticking out of things. I mean, come on. Who can...
by RetroRuth | Jul 1, 2015 | Cake & Cupcakes, The BEST
If you are looking for my Astronaut Wives Club food post, never fear! It will post tomorrow. But for now, get ready to sink your teeth into banana cake! I had to look this recipe up recently to make banana cake for the little one, so I thought everyone else could use...
