by RetroRuth | Feb 16, 2011 | Appetizers, Hot Dogs & Mystery Meats
When we left the Mid-Century Menu cliffhanger last week, things looked grim for our heroes. Would the Planetary Frankfurters be a hit? What are Carra-Chees? Would our heroine be able to make everything in time for her Superbowl party? And would anyone care who won...
by RetroRuth | May 5, 2010 | Beef, Main Dishes
Man, nothing screams “Mid-Century Menu” like a cookbook that has a giant, rare, glistening meatloaf on the cover. And to top it off, it is Good Housekeeping’s Hamburger & Hot Dog Book, Novel Uses For America’s Favorite Meats! I love that...
by RetroRuth | Jul 29, 2009 | Hot Dogs & Mystery Meats, Main Dishes
Hello! Welcome to the Mid-Century Menu, the feature on my blog in which I pick an unusual, interesting or strange recipe from my vintage cookbook collection, cook it, and then serve it to my husband for dinner! Poor Tom, the human guinea pig. This week’s pick...
by RetroRuth | Jul 15, 2009 | Fish, Main Dishes
Welcome to this week’s Mid-Century Menu, the special portion of my blog where I choose a hilarious or crazy recipe from my vintage cookbook collection, cook it exactly as the recipe tells me (no matter how horrible), and then serve it up for dinner. My husband...
by RetroRuth | Jul 8, 2009 | Main Dishes, SPAM!
Oh yeah, it’s that time again! Welcome to this week’s Mid-Century Menu, where I take a recipe from my collection of vintage cookbooks, cook it, and force my husband to eat it for dinner. The catch is, we don’t pick a recipe because it looks good. ...
