by RetroRuth | Apr 24, 2015 | Cocktail Party, Cocktails
Hooray for Friday and hooray for vintage cocktails! This is Champs Elysees! From Calvert Party Encyclopedia, 1965 [cooked-sharing] We’ve been looking for excuses to use our recently acquired Chartreuse, and this recipe fit that bill nicely! “Looks like we didn’t waste...
by RetroRuth | Jan 24, 2014 | Appetizers, Beverages, Cocktails
Who’s ready for a Monte Carlo? Bonus on this one, we get to break out the Benedictine! Monte Carlo Author: 2-in-1 International Drink Cards, 1977 Ingredients 11/2 jiggers blended whiskey 1/2 jigger Benedictine 1 dash Angostura bitters Instructions Shake well with ice...
by RetroRuth | Nov 4, 2013 | Beef, Halloween, Holiday, Main Dishes
Well, it’s finally here! The Vincent Price Cookalong is in full swing and we can finally unveil our dish: Un-Wealthy Wellington! Un-Wealthy Wellington Author: Vincent Price, 1972 Ingredients 2 lbs ground round 2 boxes pie crust mix (or enough for two pie crusts) 2 T...
by RetroRuth | Nov 1, 2013 | Beverages, Cocktails
I hope everyone had a happy Halloween! Did Halloween sneak up on you guys? It did on me. It also seemed really short, so we are going to be celebrating Halloween all weekend here to make up for it. We have a stack of movies, frozen pizzas, and a boatload of candy. And...
