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Retro-food.com

Retro-food.com

http://retro-food.com

Quirky recipes, retro food, a bit of back in the day housekeeping. Whether you are looking for meatloaf or tuna casserole, you will find it. Having a party? Try one of the retro appetizers! Need a frugal meal for the recession? Find those too!

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  • “Christmas Tree” Sandwiches

    Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 19:16 in recipes, retro food, sandwiches, appetizers

    At BlogHer and BlogHer Food this year, I got asked (and so did the children) whether we actually ATE the recipes I post. Well, sometimes. Sometimes one appears too retro fab not to share but my family screams as soon as I flip the page open. This rec...

  • Ramen

    Posted on Wednesday November 4th, 2009 at 18:21 in retro food

    One of my children informed me the other day that her dad calls ramen a sub-food. Aye, it is lacking in its nutritional charms…particularly the sort you get in the grocery store. But, somehow it is a food of teens. It also at points in life has...

  • Cream Cheese Raisin Sandwich Filling

    Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 05:45 in retro food, sandwiches, appetizers

    I bought off brand oat o type cereal a few weeks ago. The box got left on the counter. On the back it has a recipe using the cereal and the intro says “Everyone loves raisins.” I snickered when I saw it but said nothing. Girl child saw it...

  • Cold Retro Hors D’Oeuvres

    Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 18:43 in retro food, appetizers

    I just warned Denise that tonight’s dinner may be one of the few I actually cook this week. The week ahead looks busy and unlike one conducive to cooking. I didn’t cook much (err maybe not at all) the week before either. Now if it was up ...

  • On this Day

    Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 21:11 in retro food

    (Forgive another non-food for the most part post that trends toward marshmallow and mommy love rather than recipe) At this point 14 years ago, I was in a hospital room across the hall from some construction being done in Eugene, Oregon. I had a new ...

  • Of Cake Wrecks and Birthday Girls

    Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 11:23 in cake

    My 13 yo 14 yo (ok…she will be 14 in a day) has a thing for vampires.  She is after all…the AGE. So we have gone through Twilight, through Sookie Stackhouse, Vampire Academy, classic vampire fiction, and  through a number of the sketchy...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 4.75 out of a possible 5 based on 16 comments.

UponRequest

5 stars Angela

Honest, straight-talking food blog with little pretense. Love it!

Posted: October 18th, 2009 | More Reviews From UponRequest | Report This Comment

Sixthessence

5 stars Delilah

Not only interesting recipes, also a big heart blogger judging by the latest posts. A thumbup from me :)

Posted: July 4th, 2009 | More Reviews From Sixthessence | Report This Comment

iloveflavour

5 stars Ruth

Love the blog!

Posted: May 23rd, 2009 | More Reviews From iloveflavour | Report This Comment

5 stars Evil-Mykall

Check out "The God Blesser" on youtube for a entertaining, and strange retro tribute.

Posted: May 13th, 2009 | Report This Comment

TheCrazyKitchen

5 stars Tom Snyder

Awesome site. I like how you use scanned or photographed images of the recipe cards. Very cool idea.

Posted: February 9th, 2009 | More Reviews From TheCrazyKitchen | Report This Comment

angelcityart

5 stars Laura Z

Lot's of yummy fun on your blog!

Posted: January 30th, 2009 | More Reviews From angelcityart | Report This Comment

jkyc

4 stars jero

hi I am a newbie. I have a blog that i take from the old book from 1935. The book title is RECIPES OF ALL NATIONS. what do you think about it. can I write it to my blog??
thanks for your answer
this is my blog (but only a few recipes)
http://recipesofallnations.blogspot.com

Posted: October 31st, 2008 | More Reviews From jkyc | Report This Comment

apietrangelo

4 stars Ann Pietrangelo

Great blog -- has a nice look and feel. Makes me want to bake a pumpkin pie!

Posted: October 27th, 2008 | More Reviews From apietrangelo | Report This Comment

alove5

4 stars Andrea Love

you have some really great recipes on here :)
i'm not much of a cook (my sister and mother are though) and the recipes kinda inspire to cook.
sorry if thats lame. haaa. :)

Posted: October 9th, 2008 | More Reviews From alove5 | Report This Comment

craftymug

5 stars Joy

I love this recipe blog. Good recipes and a great theme!

Posted: September 6th, 2008 | More Reviews From craftymug | Report This Comment

mookid77

5 stars Corey Johnson

Very cool site. The layout goes well with your theme. You have some great recipes that we'll have to try.

Posted: August 26th, 2008 | More Reviews From mookid77 | Report This Comment

lot2learn

5 stars Rob

Great blog. I got a couple recipes for you. Thanks !

Posted: July 29th, 2008 | More Reviews From lot2learn | Report This Comment

4 stars gian

thanks retro-food.com, now i have an easy way on how to find a good recipe..

www.myrecipetrove.com

Posted: April 28th, 2008 | Report This Comment

beingbooga

5 stars Cricket Harris

Fabulous! I linked to you.

Posted: April 4th, 2008 | More Reviews From beingbooga | Report This Comment

LindseyGingrich

5 stars Lindsey

Hi, I love retro-food.com! Added a link to you from my blog. Keep up the good work.

Posted: November 2nd, 2007 | More Reviews From LindseyGingrich | Report This Comment

nutritionnerd

5 stars nat

hey, love the blog. :) v. creative.

Posted: May 18th, 2007 | More Reviews From nutritionnerd | Report This Comment

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