I know what you are wondering. How can I possibly make a blog post without my two favorite subjects: meat and gross gelatin molds. My inner Southern Homemaker, whom I did not know existed was calling me, so I decided to take a small hiatus from the Family Circle books I've been using and go back to the Southern Living Cookbook. I still have ten books left from that collection.
The Vegetables Cookbook. What harm could I possibly inflict upon Earth's Bounty? I'll play nice. That's all I can promise. I'll play nice. My son decided he wanted to glue all of my crayons together and make one megacrayon so I couldn't color in any of the black and white photos. I love that kid. Really. I do promise that there are no gelatin molds and no meat. The Bad and Ugly of Retro Food is going vegan for a few hours.
Don't worry, this is only temporary. Really these aren't my worst pictures I've posted. But the snark is there and if it is on my table of books waiting to be posted, I'm going to find something, dadgummit.
It was brief. It had to be done. Don't worry. I'll be back to my meaty ways again soon.
The Vegetables Cookbook. What harm could I possibly inflict upon Earth's Bounty? I'll play nice. That's all I can promise. I'll play nice. My son decided he wanted to glue all of my crayons together and make one megacrayon so I couldn't color in any of the black and white photos. I love that kid. Really. I do promise that there are no gelatin molds and no meat. The Bad and Ugly of Retro Food is going vegan for a few hours.
Don't worry, this is only temporary. Really these aren't my worst pictures I've posted. But the snark is there and if it is on my table of books waiting to be posted, I'm going to find something, dadgummit.
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I've decided to put all of these talking points preface and chapter entries in one section. It's easier to make fun of them that way. |
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A lima bean is a butter bean is a lima bean is something I'm not putting in my mouth now or ever. |
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I daresay this "vegetable fruits" was a phrase that did not catch. Nice try though. |
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Dixie Pole Beans. See, normal. Nothing bad or ugly here. Just beans that I probably wouldn't eat or feed my family. |
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Seen one mixed bean salad, you've seen them all. Whether it comes from Better Homes and Gardens, Family Circle, Betty Crocker, they all look the same. I'm guessing it is more of a brand preference. |
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Celery and Cheese Casserole. I guess if you aren't a Southern Homemaker, this makes no sense to you either. I'm not a Southern Homemaker. My mind thought it was and I had to talk it down. |
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Here's five more reasons who I will not ever eat stuffed peppers. It kind of looks to me like the one on the bottom left is stuffed with macaroni and cheese. Little weird. |
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Fresh Southern Corn Pudding. Okay, I'd probably eat it. |
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Fried Eggplant. It looks like a serial killer donated his brain to science and these are the cross sections of his brain. |
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Okra with Grapefruit Butter Sauce. Does this really need to be created? Okra is so podlike and slippery and grapefruit juice is just tart. |