Welcome to Amanda's Atomic Home

Welcome! I am Amanda Kennedy, an avid Mid Century Lover! I started this blog to share the recipes I recently discovered at an Estate Sale. I hope you enjoy discovering these recipes as much as I do!

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Simple Potatoes

I served this dish with the Burgundian Beef. I wanted a simple side dish to just add a little something to the beef. I also wanted...

May 2, 20241 min read

Wine Baked Beef

There is something comforting about slow cooked food. The aroma of the cooking permeates your kitchen, sometimes your whole house. And it...

May 1, 20242 min read

Almost Key Lime

I seem to make a lot of dessert items. But very rarely do they stay in my house. I give a lot away either through the community meal or...

Apr 30, 20242 min read

Basic Bread

I get tired of buying bread. My daughter is still in high school, well, at least for a few more months. She has always taken a packed...

Apr 29, 20242 min read

Rich Honey Cookie

This recipe makes a lot of cookies! I used a 2 inch cutter and ended up with about four dozen. This was a good thing as I used these...

Apr 28, 20242 min read

Lots Of Bacon

I have made several chop suey recipes over the past few years of doing this blog. Honestly, I had never even heard of chop suey before...

Apr 27, 20242 min read

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal

Sometimes you want a little more than just a chocolate chip cookie. Sometimes you don’t want raisins in your oatmeal cookies. So why not...

Apr 26, 20241 min read

Hard Vegetables

I absolutely love scalloped potatoes. I always have. Probably always will. Of course, growing up with my culinary challenged mother, we...

Apr 25, 20242 min read

Traditional Polish Cookie

I have seen these cookies around over the years. I have never tried to make them though. I was a little surprised that the cookie base...

Apr 24, 20242 min read

Unexpected Cheese

I enjoy cheese danish and things like that. Imagine my surprise when I found out that the cheese used is cottage cheese. That’s right,...

Apr 23, 20241 min read

Very Prune

I know that kolachy has a traditional prune filling. That is why I made this recipe - to fill the kolachy I was making. This is very...

Apr 22, 20241 min read

Super Easy

This week I made Kolachy. So I needed some fillings. I chose the apricot, prune and cottage cheese fillings - they are the most...

Apr 21, 20241 min read

This Was A Strange One

So I had some leftover franks from a dish I made last week. I was searching for a recipe to use them in and landed on this one. It is...

Apr 20, 20241 min read

Delicate Pecan Shortbread

I love the simplicity of a shortbread cookie. They are delicate and light, but always have the rich buttery flavor. I loved that the...

Apr 19, 20242 min read

Delightful Vanilla Cookie

My husband and daughter went on a college tour trip this week. It is my daughter’s spring break, so it was the perfect time. I wanted to...

Apr 18, 20242 min read

French Cassoulet

A cassoulet is a lovely dish. It is slow cooked and always contains beans of some sort and a protein or two - or more. I have made...

Apr 17, 20242 min read

Flavorful Meatballs

I think my husband would eat pasta every day if I would allow it. He can’t get enough! I find pasta to be a bit heavy. But I do still try...

Apr 16, 20242 min read

Pasta Noodles

When eating pasta, freshly made noodles make the dish 100% better. I have always felt this way, but most people will not take the time to...

Apr 15, 20242 min read

Classic Cocktail

My husband had a rough day at work the other day. I wanted to whip up a cocktail for him. So, looking at what we had stocked in the bar,...

Apr 14, 20241 min read

Stuffed Hot Dogs

I am usually not a huge eater of hot dogs. But occasionally, that salty pork flavor is just what I want. I was having a hard time...

Apr 13, 20241 min read