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 | Jul 22, 2015 | Casserole, Main Dishes
This week I decided that everyone needed some pie. But because this is Mid-Century Menu, the pie is mostly corn. This is Corn Pie! Corn Pie Author: Calvary Cookbook, 1963 Ingredients 3 Tbls butter 1 chopped onion 1 green pepper, cut in julienne strips 3/4 cup tomatoes...
by RetroRuth | Mar 19, 2014 | Best & Worst, Main Dishes, MCMenu Fun, Sandwiches & Pies, Tom
We are dipping into the archives this week and pulling out one of the most hilarious recipes that Tom and I have ever made. This post originally ran in May of 2012, and since then this sub with canned spaghetti poured on it has been the butt of many jokes around our...
by RetroRuth | Jan 6, 2010 | Casserole, Main Dishes
Welcome to the first Mid-Century Menu of the year! I know you all have eagerly awaiting this moment, as Tom and I both have, to see if this will be a good meal or a bad one. See, I kinda figure this is like Groundhog’s Day for the Menu, if this Menu sees its...
by RetroRuth | Oct 21, 2009 | Beef, Main Dishes, Sandwiches & Pies
You know, even though the Mid-Century Menu is sometimes freaky, sometimes creepy, and sometimes downright disgusting, there are a lot of redeeming qualities to it as well. Hmmm…this description kinda reminds me of an ex-boyfriend. And like that ex-boyfriend,...
