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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Flavorful Steak

What a great marinade! I used a red cooking wine. This can be found in any grocery store wherever the vinegar is. I just didn’t feel like...

May 11, 20222 min read

Simple Chicken Dinner

When I was in my early twenties I had a not so great job. This made food shopping hard - I had to choose between paying bills and buying...

May 10, 20222 min read

Delicious Bread

What a great bread! The oatmeal gives this bread a wonderful texture. The crust is quite crisp while the inside of the bread stays soft....

May 9, 20221 min read

Interesting Flavor

Dried beef is quite salty. All the salt in this dish comes from the dried beef. I actually thought of seasoning the chicken with a little...

May 8, 20221 min read

Strange Casserole

We eat a lot of zucchini in our house. My husband always grows zucchini in the garden, so there is an abundance of it in the summer...

May 7, 20221 min read

Simple Cocktail

My father was in town and joined us for dinner. I wanted to serve a cocktail and pulled this recipe out at the last minute. It is a very...

May 6, 20221 min read

Raisin Bread

I don’t always make soda bread with my corned beef, but I know it is a traditional element to the meal. I often find that the soda bread...

May 5, 20221 min read

Irish Classic

Before I got married I had never had corned beef and cabbage. I married an Irish man, so this has definitely changed! Every year for...

May 4, 20221 min read

Beautiful Ribbon Cake

I am a big fan of cake. Any kind of cake really. But I especially enjoy boring old yellow cake. Doesn’t even need to be iced, I just like...

May 3, 20221 min read

Another Chop Suey

This recipe is different from all the other chop suey recipes I now have in that the rice is cooked in. That being said, I’m not sure...

May 2, 20221 min read

Little Birds

I have never really been one to make small birds. This is the third time since starting this blog. I think I am getting the hang of it....

May 1, 20221 min read

Spinach Casserole

So yes, this is another casserole with vegetables, milk and eggs. I really do not understand why this style of casserole was so popular....

Apr 30, 20221 min read

Cheesy Cornbread

As far as corn breads go this bread had a nice consistency. It wasn’t too moist, but it also wasn’t too crumbly. The jalapeños provide a...

Apr 29, 20221 min read

A Lot Of Time, Little Result

Using dried beans causes this to be a full day recipe. The beans do not really soften with an hour of cooking. By the time the beans were...

Apr 28, 20222 min read

Salsa, But Different

I have made salsa for years. One of the best parts of having a garden is that you always have ingredients to make a quick and simple...

Apr 27, 20221 min read

Fabulous Meat and Potatoes

Wow this roast has a ton of flavor! I make a lot of pot roasts. Really how different can they be . . . or so I thought. This roast is...

Apr 26, 20222 min read

My Most Successful Bread Attempt

I have learned a lot about bread making in the last year since I started this blog. It really is an exact science. You can’t make bread...

Apr 25, 20222 min read

Mustard Slaw

It is amazing that something as simple as Cole slaw could have so many different recipes. And each recipe has it’s own unique flavor....

Apr 24, 20221 min read

Different and Crispy

What an interesting way to cook fried chicken! The vinegar mix has a ton of flavor. The vinegar helps soften the chicken, the seasonings...

Apr 23, 20221 min read

Soft and Crisp Potatoes

I know, that sounds crazy! How can something be soft and crisp. Well the potatoes are soft on the inside. I did cheat a bit - I boiled my...

Apr 22, 20221 min read