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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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Different Tuna Salad

I don’t think I have ever made a tuna salad with vinegar in it before. I did not have tarragon vinegar, so I used red wine vinegar....

Sep 24, 20231 min read

Delicious French Fries

Making French fries at home is not something I do all that often. I find the clean up to be a pain. I am glad I made them for this...

Sep 23, 20231 min read

Tart Cocktail

I wasn’t really sure what to expect with this cocktail. I was a little surprised it had raw egg whites in it to be honest. I think people...

Sep 22, 20231 min read

Flavorless Meal

This was such a disappointing casserole! It had so little flavor. It is a strange recipe to be sure. It is almost a meat loaf, but not...

Sep 21, 20231 min read

Wheat Fruit Bread

I have always been a fan of breakfast breads. Well, bread in general really, I love bread. This is a very hearty loaf with a very wheaty...

Sep 20, 20231 min read

Quick and Easy Dinner

I had leftover chicken from a dish I made last week. That dish took some time to cook, so it was nice to have a quick dish with the...

Sep 19, 20232 min read

Slow Cooked Roast

Cutting the roast into slices seemed strange. Thankfully, they were very thick slices, so the end result was a wonderfully moist slice of...

Sep 18, 20232 min read

Yummy Soft Cookie

I had a little rhubarb left from my rhubarb cooking extravaganza. This recipe was great because it didn’t call for a lot of rhubarb....

Sep 17, 20231 min read

Savory Bread

There wasn’t enough flour in this bread. It was so sticky! The bread does rise beautifully. The second rise it was trying to overflow the...

Sep 16, 20232 min read

Cool and Refreshing Dip

We have so many cucumbers right now! The garden is prolific. This dip sounded like a great way to use several of them. I always am...

Sep 15, 20231 min read

I Did Not Use The Pressure Cooker

This is a great recipe to use your InstaPot! I do not have an InstaPot, but I do have a pressure cooker. I didn’t use it, mostly because...

Sep 14, 20231 min read

Sweet Tart Pie

We had so much rhubarb at the end of the garden season. I wanted to make something a little different than the standard strawberry...

Sep 13, 20231 min read

Graham Cracker Alternative

Usually when making a no bake pie, it calls for a graham cracker crust. There is nothing wrong with that, but it can get tedious. Always...

Sep 12, 20231 min read

Moist Chicken With Sauce

The rosemary isn’t very strong. I think I would add more, or maybe use fresh rosemary next time. The chicken is absolutely delicious...

Sep 11, 20231 min read

Vegetables in Cheese Sauce

This is an interesting combination. I think we don’t often think of celery as a side dish. At least I don’t. So I was interested in how...

Sep 10, 20231 min read

Interesting Pasta

This is definitely something I can see my mother in law making. It is a very mid west casserole type dish. So, obviously, my husband...

Sep 9, 20231 min read

Pie Filling Flavor

One of my husband’s favorite things in the summer is a strawberry rhubarb pie. Soaking the rhubarb in the sugar helps to break down the...

Sep 8, 20231 min read

Delicious Fluffy Pastry

This is the second hot water pastry I have made in the last few months. The main difference with this recipe is how you blend the water...

Sep 7, 20231 min read

Thick Fruit Spread

I have not tried a rhubarb conserve before. So I was not really sure what to expect. I am so glad I tried this recipe! The conserve was...

Sep 6, 20231 min read

Thick and Tangy

The end of the garden is in sight, and I had a large amount of rhubarb to deal with. One of the reasons we plant a large garden is so...

Sep 5, 20231 min read