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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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Stuffed Lasagna

Imbottita means stuffed in Italian. And this lasagna is certainly stuffed full of goodness. It starts with the Rich Meat Sauce. This is a...

Mar 23, 20242 min read

Soft Eggs

I made these eggs to use in my Caesar Salad recipe. These are basically poached eggs with a few differences. With a poached egg, you...

Mar 22, 20241 min read

Parmesan Beans

I was serving lasagna at a dinner party. I know most people would just stop with the lasagna. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I now have a...

Mar 21, 20241 min read

Traditional Caesar

When I was a teenager I went to a fancy French restaurant with my French class. It was the first time I had ever had a caesar salad. They...

Mar 20, 20241 min read

Not Enough Lemon

I was excited to make this cake. I love cake, but sometimes get a little bored with the regular chocolate. This recipe seemed unique. I...

Mar 19, 20241 min read

I Wasn't Expecting To Like It

This is the epitome of a Mid Century recipe! It’s cake, it’s fruit, it’s gelatin! The gelatin is super acidic being made with the...

Mar 18, 20242 min read

Kind Of Tamale Pie Like

This was one of the recipes my daughter picked out for the week’s meals. I try to get the family input when deciding what to make. We all...

Mar 17, 20241 min read

Flaky Biscuits

I never made biscuits until a few years ago. Any attempt I made produced hard clumps of dough that more resembled bricks than any thing...

Mar 16, 20241 min read

Super Moist Cake

I am a big lover of cake. Really any kind of cake. Iced or not! Angel food cake is up near the top of cake that I love. It is simple and...

Mar 15, 20242 min read

Eight Hour Sauce

If you are looking for a quick tomato sauce, this is certainly not it! The recipe takes a minimum of eight hours to make. This is more...

Mar 14, 20242 min read

Great Side Dish

Sometimes you get tired of boring rice as a side dish. I like rice all by itself, but sometimes I just want a little something more. I...

Mar 13, 20241 min read

Another Stuffed Steak

I can honestly say that before I started this blog I had never made a stuffed steak. I seem to make them a lot now. I will say that I...

Mar 12, 20241 min read

Tart Creamy Sauce

Sometimes I want something a little different when it comes to a side dish. Something more in depth that a simple steamed broccoli. This...

Mar 11, 20241 min read

Stuffed Meat Loaf

This recipe is basically a stuffed meat loaf. Using both ground beef and pork gives the roll a nice meaty flavor. The pork adds some much...

Mar 10, 20242 min read

Coffee Spiced Cookies

What a surprise to have coffee in this cookie! The applesauce gives the cookies a lovely sweetness. The coffee adds a lovely color. And...

Mar 9, 20241 min read

Thick Hearty Bread

I have come to really enjoy making bread every week. I love the process of making the bread. I also love that I can provide my family...

Mar 8, 20242 min read

A Different Spaghetti and Meatballs

My husband absolutely loves pasta - any kind of pasta. So we make a lot of spaghetti in our house. I never really made my own meatballs...

Mar 7, 20241 min read

Creamy Sugary Honey

I used this topping for a coiled bread I was making. But I imagine there are a ton of uses for it. Creaming the butter and warm honey...

Mar 6, 20241 min read

Rope Bread

Is it bread, or is it a coffee cake. . . This recipe works like a bread. The dough has a lovely rise, so is very light and fluffy. The...

Mar 5, 20242 min read

Interesting Creamed Corn

I grew up in the south. Creamed corn is definitely a thing in the south. My husband grew up in the midwest. He had never had creamed corn...

Mar 4, 20242 min read