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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Molded Carrots

What says Mid Century more than molded food. It was such a big thing during that time period. We hardly ever see molded food anymore. I...

May 23, 20241 min read

Chicken In Cream Sauce

There is a lot of sauce with the recipe. I have to admit that I did not end up using all three cups of cream. After about two cups I felt...

May 22, 20241 min read

Surprisingly Bland

The dish definitely needs more salt. This would help with the blandness, but I don’t think it would take is away completely. I also think...

May 21, 20241 min read

Puffy Cookies

It’s that time of the month again. I have to make cookies for the community meal. This recipe is perfect for that - it makes a ton of...

May 20, 20242 min read

Tomato Shrimp Sauce

My husband asked for shrimp and grits this week. This is something I usually just whip up. No recipe required. I wanted to try something...

May 19, 20241 min read

Soft Bread, Spicy Meat

Spoon Bread is kind of a southern staple. It isn’t really bread. There is no way to slice it to serve. It has a consistency of a thick...

May 18, 20242 min read

Fried Potatoes

There is not a whole lot to say about this recipe. There are three ingredients listed, but really it’s just potatoes. I sliced my...

May 17, 20241 min read

Not So Crispy

My daughter was asking for me to make fish and chips. So I was searching for a recipe that would fit the bill. I thought this recipe...

May 16, 20241 min read

Chocolate Center

I was a little surprised reading this recipe. There are no eggs in the cookie. That is so unusual with cookies. The base of the cookie is...

May 15, 20242 min read

Savory Bread

Think onion bagel. But softer. That’s what you get with this recipe. I wasn’t sure that there would be a massive onion flavor. It seemed...

May 14, 20242 min read

Lots Of Ingredients

There are a lot of ingredients in this dish. There’s vegetables. There is pasta. There are beans. I think the recipe might have an...

May 13, 20241 min read

Mocha Goodness

This recipe sounded interesting to me - coffee and chocolate - how could you go wrong! And I just have to say - Wow! These are absolutely...

May 11, 20241 min read

Interesting

If you think of a cross between a baked macaroni and cheese and meat loaf, you might be close to what this dish is. The cheese sauce is...

May 10, 20242 min read

Chocolate Bread

What’s better than warm pastry? Warm pastry with chocolate inside! My first experience with petit pains au chocolate was about thirty...

May 9, 20242 min read

Better Than Expected

We all have those nights where dinner time rolls around. You get ready to prep only to discover that you forgot to defrost any meat! This...

May 8, 20242 min read

Crowd Pleaser

I think we all grew up eating sloppy Joe sandwiches. I remember the hamburger mixed with Manwich. They were basic really. Not a huge...

May 7, 20241 min read

Brings Back Memories

I believe I have said before that my mother is not a great cook. She made the same five or six things over and over to varying degrees of...

May 6, 20242 min read

Rich Chocolate Oatmeal

What a great cookie! The base of the cookie has a very rich, chocolate flavor. I think the brown sugar enhances that chocolate flavor....

May 5, 20241 min read

Cabbage and Wursts

Every once in a while I like to go through my pantry and make a list of everything I have on hand. Then I try to find recipes to use it...

May 4, 20242 min read

Brownie Crunch

I wasn’t sure what I was going to get with this recipe. But, chocolate and coffee - two of my favorite things - so I gave it a try. The...

May 3, 20241 min read