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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Beans and Rice

I grew up with a dad who loved cajun food. So red beans and rice were a thing he enjoyed. Of course, my mother couldn’t cook to save her...

Apr 12, 20241 min read

Layered Cookies

I was trying to come up with a way to describe these cookies. My husband said, how about a whoopee pie? The base cookie is a lovely rich...

Apr 11, 20242 min read

Fluffy White Bread

I took a few weeks off bread making. Not sure why, but I haven’t made bread for a few weeks. It was nice to get back to it. I really do...

Apr 10, 20242 min read

Dry Corn Bread

I don’t think this is the best ever corn bread. Honestly, I found it to be a bit dry. I grew up in the south, so I probably have more...

Apr 9, 20241 min read

Doesn't All Chili Have Tomatoes

I laughed a bit at the title of this recipe. Chili with tomatoes. . . doesn’t all chili have tomatoes? I think unless you are making a...

Apr 8, 20241 min read

Different Oatmeal Cookie

If you know someone who is gluten free - you should make these cookies for them. That’s right, these cookies don’t have any flour. And...

Apr 7, 20241 min read

Soft Molasses

This recipe creates a very soft cookie. The cookies are actually quite chewy as well. And they stay that way. I will start by saying that...

Apr 6, 20241 min read

Macaroni With A Twist

My daughter asked if we could have baked macaroni and cheese. Of course, she asked for the dish after I had already been to the grocery...

Apr 5, 20242 min read

Sweet and Sour

My first bite of these beans I didn’t like them. They had a strange taste that I couldn’t quite get my tastes buds around. But the more I...

Apr 4, 20241 min read

Butter Basted Chicken

This recipe creates a very nice and rich sauce. There is a lot of butter! The Italian Salad Dressing Mix gives the melted butter a lovely...

Apr 3, 20241 min read

Weird Cookies

These cookies start out pretty normal. The brown sugar gives the cookies a nice color and a rich sugar flavor. The egg yolks coats the...

Apr 2, 20241 min read

Absolutely Delicious

This recipe is comfort food at its finest. The slow cooking of the beef mixture really infuses a lot of flavor into the mixture. It also...

Apr 1, 20242 min read

Creamy Soup

It is still cold where I live. And it is very rainy right now. On a cold rainy day, I think the best think to eat is soup. My daughter...

Mar 31, 20241 min read

Amazing Pasta Dish

This dish will blow you away. It is absolutely amazing and delicious! The coating for the chicken is simple and easy to do. The paprika...

Mar 30, 20242 min read

Delicate Cookies

Every month I make a bunch of cookies to donate to my church’s community meal. I love that I can do something I enjoy and give something...

Mar 29, 20241 min read

Delicious Not Stew

I had something completely different in mind when I picked this recipe. It is definitely not a stew. When I think stew, I think a nice...

Mar 28, 20241 min read

I Messed Up The Flip

I like to try the strange recipes. The ones that are very Mid Century in their manner or method. I did add a little salt to the hamburger...

Mar 27, 20242 min read

Not Great Stuffing

There was something not quite right about this dressing. I can’t describe exactly what it was, but there was either a little too many...

Mar 26, 20241 min read

Breaded Turkey

In our house we enjoy eating turkey all year. I know this seems strange in the US, but I really don’t see why we should only enjoy turkey...

Mar 25, 20241 min read

Cheesy Biscuits

Nothing goes better with lasagna than a little garlic bread. Normally I would have made bread earlier in the week, then spread it with a...

Mar 24, 20241 min read