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...
by RetroRuth | Jan 26, 2011 | Beef, Main Dishes, Pie
I hope I am not coming on too strong when I say there is nothing like a vintage Pillsbury Bake-Off Cookbook. Nothing. They are pretty much great from cover to cover. The awkward pictures. The hilarious food combinations. The desperate need to have “Mrs.” in front of...
by RetroRuth | Jan 5, 2011 | Hello Jell-O, Salads, Side Dishes & Salads
Hooray!!!! This week’s installment of the Mid-Century Menu may be the easiest MCMenu ever. I am not kidding. My fabulous friend, Deb, didn’t just submit a fun recipe this week. Oh no. She MADE it for me and then the food was actually delivered to my house! How great...
by RetroRuth | Dec 8, 2010 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
So, I am in full-bore, pedal to the floor, “I can’t take it anymore” Christmas Cookie mode. Seriously. The list of cookies I am making this year has been referred to as “obnoxiously overacheiving”, “disgusting” and...
by RetroRuth | Dec 1, 2010 | Main Dishes, Pasta, SPAM!
Hello all my little Mid-Modlets! It is that spine-tinglingly, lip-smackingly exciting time again! You THINK I am going to say “Time for the Mid-Century Menu”, but I have to say it is even more exciting than that. It’s Spam time. Oh yes. And the Spam...
