by RetroRuth | Oct 30, 2020 | Tested Recipes
Oh, I’m sorry, what was that? You can’t muster up the energy to be scared this Halloween? Well, then I have someone I want you to meat. I mean…meet. These are Hallo-Weenies! From Recipes for Holidays Round the Calendar, Home Service Department, 1960...
by RetroRuth | Feb 14, 2018 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Holiday, Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine’s Day! Who is ready for some pudding cake? This is Loverboy Pudding Cake! From Two In The Kitchen, Bisquick, 1973 This recipe comes from a fun set of pamphlets/cookbook inserts that Bisquick put out in the 70’s. The insert this recipe comes from is...
by RetroRuth | Jul 27, 2011 | Contests, Fish
Well, it’s been a long and fishy road (literally) for our “Let’s Sing A Tune To Tuna” contest. We have tried every recipe, eaten some with gusto, choked down some others and decided which was the best and which was the worst. But with this last finalist for our worst...
by RetroRuth | Apr 14, 2010 | Main Dishes, Pork, Sandwiches & Pies
Welcome to another Mid-Century Menu!!! This week we are again cooking out of the Bisquick Cook Book, which you all remember is the origins of the amazingly delicious Hot Fudge Pudding Cake, which was made by me and by Sara with great results. Today we are going...
by RetroRuth | Nov 11, 2009 | Desserts, Hot Dogs & Mystery Meats, The BEST
Welcome to another week of the Mid-Century Menu! Honestly, I am surprised this feature has gone one as long as it has. I thought for sure that it would become too disgusting for us to continue, but Tom and I have persevered through all the stinky, nasty dishes and...