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...
by RetroRuth | Oct 28, 2009 | Fish, Main Dishes
Rice, rice, rice, rice! This week on the Mid-Century Menu, we dive into the field of rice recipes and rice preparation. The book on the left is 75 Glamorous Rice Dishes Economical, Too published by the Louisiana State Rice Milling Company, Inc., makers of Water-Maid...
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,...
by RetroRuth | Oct 14, 2009 | Main Dishes, Sandwiches & Pies
Hello, everyone! Welcome to this week’s Mid-Century Menu. I am happy that all the regular readers have decided to come back for more, and for those of you who are just joining us this week, I can already answer the question that will be floating around in your...
by RetroRuth | Sep 30, 2009 | Eggs, Hello Jell-O
Well, we’ve finally done it. I didn’t think the Mid-Century Menu could sink any lower, but it has. This is it people, the final 1950’s culinary atrocity. Gelatin. You heard me. I am breaking into the 1950’s gelatin salad craze, quite...
