white sauce Archives - Mid-Century Menu

Basic White Sauce – A Mid-Century Menu Recipe Staple

by RetroRuth | Jul 29, 2015 | The BEST

This week we are going to cover a very basic recipe used in mid-century cooking: White Sauce. Come to think of it, this is the starting point for a lot of good food. Like mac and cheese, one of the most delicious dishes of all time. Many, many, many mid-century...

Creamed Kohlrabi – A Mid-Century Recipe Test

by RetroRuth | Sep 11, 2013 | Side Dishes & Salads, Vegetables

This week we are getting fancy with unusual vegetables! I present to you: Creamed Kohlrabi! This recipe is from Amy Vanderbilt’s Complete Cookbook from 1961 which, because it is so chichi, was illustrated by none other than Andy Warhol. I looked up a few variations of...