by RetroRuth | Dec 16, 2009 | Candy, Desserts
Happy Wednesday, everyone! Well, the countdown to Christmas is in full swing and everything around here is about as chaotic as it can get. I like getting ready for Christmas, which is really good news because otherwise I might go completely insane. Did I mention...
by RetroRuth | Dec 2, 2009 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
Happy Wednesday, All! So, for this Christmas I decided I was going to give Tom a break from the Mid-Century Menu for dinner for a month. I decided it would be a nice change to do something GOOD for a while. Besides, with Thanksgiving past and done my mind has...
by RetroRuth | Nov 25, 2009 | Beef, Main Dishes
Wow, check out the piece of meat on the cover of this cookbook. Appetizing, huh? It is no surprise that this is the cookbook that I chose the Mid-Century Menu out of this week. It is 250 Ways to Prepare Meat by the Culinary Arts Institute, published in 1942. This is...
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...
by RetroRuth | Nov 4, 2009 | Main Dishes, Pork
Welcome to this week’s Mid-Century Menu! This week Tom and I picked a great recipe out of Favorite Recipes of Michigan Meats, although I am not sure if any meats, especially Michigan meats, actually do have favorite recipes or not. Hey, I don’t make them...
