by RetroRuth | Feb 11, 2015 | Best & Worst, Holiday, The BEST, Valentine's Day
Do you want to impress your vintage-loving significant other this Valentine’s Day? Then I have the perfect menu for you! And the great news is, these have already been tested and approved by Tom, so you know that they are good. And even if you aren’t in the mood to...
by RetroRuth | Oct 11, 2013 | Beverages, Cocktails
It’s Friday! Let’s celebrate it with a vintage drink! This week we are making the Queen Elizabeth Cocktail from the 1943 edition of The Joy of Cooking. Tom was interested in it because it is yet another cocktail with Benedictine. Queen Elizabeth Cocktail Author: The...
by RetroRuth | Aug 30, 2013 | Beverages, Cocktails
It’s Friday and you know what that means! Time for vintage cocktails! This week we are making a cocktail with absinthe, perhaps Tom’s favorite drink. Well, it’s a toss up between that and Courvoisier. Absinthe Frappe Author: Here’s How, 1941 Ingredients 1...
by RetroRuth | Jul 26, 2013 | Beverages, Cocktails
Hooray for Friday! And hooray for another mid-century cocktail! Singapore Sling Author: The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection 1977 Ingredients 1 1/2 jiggers gin 1/2 jigger cherry brandy 2 tsp lime juice 2 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp sugar Club Soda Instructions...
by RetroRuth | Feb 9, 2011 | Appetizers, SPAM!
So, I might not have had the best time watching the Super Bowl, but I had a great time cooking for it. After I finished the fun stuff for our two person Super Bowl Party (Artichoke dip, taco dip and buffalo chicken meatballs), I broke out the mid-century snacks...
