by RetroRuth | Mar 22, 2019 | Beef, Main Dishes, Pasta
Gather around children, and let me tell you a frightening tale. The tale of Irish-Italian Spaghetti! From Better Homes & Gardens, January, 1940, Submitted by Mrs. George T. Laughlin, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio [cooked-sharing] It seems like this should be an easy tale,...
by RetroRuth | Jan 17, 2018 | Beef, Main Dishes, Pork
This week we are making meatloaf! This is Jubilee Meat Loaf! From Recipes From Checkerboard Square, Ralston, 1959 [cooked-sharing] This is from the Ralston pamphlet, Recipes From Checkerboard Square from 1959, which contains a bunch of recipes that have lots of cereal...
by RetroRuth | Dec 7, 2016 | Appetizers, Best & Worst, Cocktail Party, The BEST
This week I was in the mood for some meatballs! These are Cocktail Meatballs! From My Mother's Personal Recipe Collection, 1977 [cooked-sharing] I have to admit I cheated a bit this week with this one. I’ve published this recipe on the blog before, though I’ve never...
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 | Oct 22, 2014 | Beef, Hot Dogs & Mystery Meats, Main Dishes
So, everyone’s been waiting for me to make a meatloaf with hot dogs in it, right? Right? Well, good news if you’ve been waiting. I’ve gone ahead and done it. This is Frankfurter Meat Loaf! Okay, before we get any farther into this post, I just want to say that any...