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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They Are A Bit Tricky

Pralines are a lovely southern treat. Basically the base is caramel, with the saltiness of pecans mixed in. Making the caramel is the...

Nov 27, 20222 min read

Chocolate Snack Cake

Generally when cooking with applesauce you use less sugar. That doesn’t appear to be the case with this recipe. The applesauce does add a...

Nov 26, 20221 min read

Simple Comfort Food

This recipe calls for pre-cooked meat. This would be a great way to use some leftovers for sure. I did not have any leftovers, so I...

Nov 25, 20221 min read

Savory Shortcake

I have had many shortcakes before, but this is my first foray into a savory shortcake. I did make the Baking Powder Biscuits to go with...

Nov 24, 20222 min read

My Best Biscuits Yet

I really want to improve my biscuit making ability. Thankfully, it appears that I am, just slowly. . . I think the key to making biscuits...

Nov 23, 20221 min read

Warm and Good

I think I have mentioned before that I love coffee cake. It is something that I think we should have more of for sure! The base layer of...

Nov 22, 20221 min read

Simple Creamy Rice

This recipe is super easy to make! I was a little nervous about using uncooked rice. There is nothing worse than half cooked rice!...

Nov 21, 20221 min read

Wine Braised Beef

This is the best of the slow cooked recipes I have tried. The salt pork and shallots blend nicely to provide a bit of saltiness to the...

Nov 20, 20222 min read

Why Pie? It's A Cake

I have never understood why a Boston Cream Pie is called a pie. It’s a cake, not a pie. I guess it is something like how the British call...

Nov 19, 20223 min read

Brown Casserole

Whenever I make something with lentils I hate the way it looks. Lentils are burning, brown, lumps to me. I don’t necessarily mind the...

Nov 18, 20222 min read

Herb and Vinegar Oil

Soaking the herbs in the vinegar gives the vinegar an herb flavor, without big chunks of herbs in the dressing. The olive oil and lemon...

Nov 17, 20221 min read

Quality Cheesy Italian

In the past I have struggled with making lasagne. Not sure why, but it hasn’t really turned out amazing before. This recipe reminds me of...

Nov 16, 20221 min read

Great Flavor, But Thin

I love homemade pasta sauce. Once I started making it from scratch I stopped buying store bought sauce. Sauce from scratch does take a...

Nov 15, 20222 min read

I Wasn't Sure How To Serve It

The Moravian Church is one of the world’s oldest Protestant denominations. It has roots in central Europe in what is now part of the...

Nov 14, 20221 min read

Cinnamon Goodness

I really do love coffee cake. I also love that there are so many coffee cake recipes in my Mid Century recipe box. Using a recipe with...

Nov 13, 20222 min read

Herby Dip

My husband loves watercress. He loves it to the point that we have a small watercress plant inside so he can have some in his salads. I...

Nov 12, 20221 min read

Deconstructed Stuffed Peppers

I was not expecting the end result when I was prepping this recipe. I went into this recipe thinking it would be jambalaya like, but it...

Nov 11, 20222 min read

Couldn't Stop Eating It!

I had some people over the other night and wanted to have something simple for them to snack on. This was perfect! My jar of artichoke...

Nov 10, 20221 min read

A Hint Of Lemon

I am a fan of sugar cookies because of their simplicity. I do understand that some people find them boring though. Adding the hint of...

Nov 9, 20222 min read

Lots and Lots Of Cheese

There is certainly no shortage of cheese in this cheese ball! I like the different kinds of cheeses, they all bring their own specific...

Nov 8, 20221 min read