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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Super Greasy Snacks

I had high hopes for this recipe. It really sounded like something that would go great for football Sunday. I also had all the...

Oct 28, 20242 min read

The Best Stew

I often make beef stew. I find that it is a warm and comforting dish to serve on a chilly fall evening. We live in the North East, and...

Oct 18, 20242 min read

Delicious Apple Pie

Our weekly bible study has started up again for the fall. That means that every week I make a sweet treat to serve our guests. It is...

Oct 17, 20242 min read

Lovely Spinach Dip

There are so many different ways to make spinach dip. Hot or cold, I find it is a wonderful thing. The mayonnaise and cream cheese give...

Oct 16, 20241 min read

Different Pigs In Blankets

Another football Sunday means another round of finger foods. We often make some kind of pigs in a blanket, or bacon wrapped smokies. I...

Oct 15, 20241 min read

Better Than It Looks

Pinwheels can go either way - they either look amazing, or they look a little suspect. These looked a little suspect in my opinion. To...

Oct 14, 20242 min read

Simple Cake

There is just something about a pineapple upside down cake. I love the combination of gooey topping and moist cake. Generally, there is...

Oct 11, 20242 min read

Cheesy Noodle Casserole

I wasn’t really sure what to expect with this dish. It had some similar ingredients, but then some odd additions. For the noodles, I used...

Oct 10, 20242 min read

Cucumber Dip

Sometimes I get tired of the same ranch dip with veggies every week. I like to shake things up. This recipe sounded like something...

Oct 9, 20241 min read

Fun and Refreshing Wine

I wanted to have an alternative to beer on Football Sunday. Sangria seemed like a fun option. I had a dry red wine, not a burgundy, but...

Oct 8, 20241 min read

Fondue Disaster

I know I have mentioned before that my husband and I are huge football fans. This means that every Sunday, I make a large display of food...

Oct 7, 20241 min read

Glazed Chops

Pork chops are one of the things my mother used to destroy when she made them while I was growing up. She would cook them until they were...

Oct 4, 20242 min read

Seasoned Potatoes

There is just something about potatoes. I think they are the perfect side dish. I know, we aren’t supposed to eat a lot of potatoes. They...

Oct 3, 20241 min read

Citrus and Vodka

My father was in the Navy for the entirety of my young life. He didn’t retire until I was seventeen. I remember always having some kind...

Oct 2, 20241 min read

Super Moist Meat

My family recently moved. Thankfully it wasn’t a long distance move - we bought a house two and half miles from where we were living....

Oct 1, 20241 min read

More Lemon Than Garlic

When I think of shrimp scampi, I think of butter and garlic. Lots and lots of garlic. When Josie was writing this recipe, she must not...

Sep 26, 20241 min read

A Little Dry

I would not consider this bread one of my successful bread making attempts. I don’t think I did anything wrong. But the end result was...

Sep 25, 20242 min read

Sophisticated Alcohol

Every once in a while you have a day where you just need a drink after work. My husband had one of those days - so I was a good...

Sep 24, 20241 min read

They Are Super Duper

This recipe is the other recipe I made for football Sunday along with the coconut macaroons. You could not get two more different...

Sep 20, 20241 min read

Simple Stroganoff

I grew up eating stroganoff. Well, I grew up eating my mother’s bastardized version of stroganoff. I don’t think I realized what I was...

Sep 19, 20241 min read