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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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Fresh Eggplant Parm

My husband repeatedly tells me, and anyone else who will listen, that he doesn’t like eggplant. I don’t know why he says this. We grow...

Aug 21, 20242 min read

Quick and Simple Sauce

My husband takes a lot of pride in his garden every summer. This year we have 18 tomato plants. I know, it’s a lot! I usually can the...

Aug 20, 20241 min read

Bangers and Mash

This is a very simple recipe. It does produce a very nicely flavored entree though. I used a spicy pork sausage. I liked the little bit...

Aug 19, 20241 min read

It Tastes Weird

I am not really sure how to describe this dish. It tastes weird. At the same time as it is refreshing, it is also tart and vinegary. I...

Aug 16, 20241 min read

Bread Crumb Onion Rings

I served these onions with the French Fried Shrimp and Hush Puppies. I mentioned before that we don’t eat a lot of fried food. Then I...

Aug 15, 20241 min read

Southern Treat

I made this recipe to go with my French Fried Shrimp. There is something about a hush puppy that is the perfect combination to fried...

Aug 14, 20241 min read

Lightly Breaded Shrimp

Sometimes, fried shrimp is just the thing I want. Usually, I make fresh seafood, baked or broiled. Honestly, we don’t eat a lot of fried...

Aug 13, 20241 min read

Different Cocktail Sauce

My husband has always been a fan of cocktail sauce with his shrimp. I knew I was going to be making the French Fried Shrimp, so I was...

Aug 12, 20241 min read

Very Orange

I used to make trifle all the time. Then my trifle dish broke. And I haven’t made one for a few years. I am not sure this is the trifle I...

Aug 10, 20242 min read

Gravy Covered Ham

I don’t really think I needed a recipe for this dish. It’s pretty basic - ham and pan gravy. I did add some oil to the pan to cook the...

Aug 9, 20241 min read

Rock Hard Biscuits

These are not biscuits in any definition I would give them. Okay, so I grew up in the South. There is a very specific thing that comes to...

Aug 8, 20241 min read

Fluffy Eggs

Every once in a while we feel like doing breakfast for dinner. I thought this would be a great dinner breakfast served along side the...

Aug 7, 20241 min read

Flavorful Curry

I am always amazed when people say that the food of the Mid Century was bland and boring. I don’t think that at all! I find that some of...

Aug 6, 20241 min read

Meat Loaf Pie

A meat loaf pie is the best way I can describe this dish. That kind of makes sense at least. The meat combination is very much like a...

Aug 5, 20242 min read

Fast and Easy Dinner

This must have been my week for quick dinners. That usually doesn’t happen. Generally, the Mid Century dinners I make take at least an...

Jul 31, 20241 min read

Weird Dinner Night

I think I have mentioned before that I usually try to do at least one of the strange recipes that are so quintessentially Mid Century...

Jul 30, 20241 min read

Carrot Salad

This is basically a carrot salad. I guess it is considered a vitamin salad from all the vitamins in the carrots? The main difference...

Jul 29, 20241 min read

Thick and Mayo Like

This dressing is so thick! I wasn’t expecting that. . . I made this dressing for the Vitamin Salad - that recipe is tomorrow’s recipe! I...

Jul 26, 20241 min read

Quick Weeknight Dinner

A lot of the Mid Century recipes I make take some time, like an hour or more. This was a very nice surprise in that is only took just...

Jul 25, 20241 min read

It Was Edible

I was really trying to come up with some nice things to say about this recipe. Being edible was probably the best I could come up with. I...

Jul 24, 20241 min read