Potato-cheese frosted meatloaf recipe from 1974

This vintage ’70s potato-cheese frosted meatloaf idea is covered with mashed potatoes, then topped with a little cheese, for three tastes in one!

Raspberry-topped lemon pie (1988)

This delicious raspberry-topped lemon pie combines the tangy creaminess you love in a lemon meringue pie with the sweet-tart flavor of red berries.

9 ways to use old-fashioned homemade caramel syrup

The flavor of homemade caramel syrup depends entirely on how caramelized the sugar was before water was added. But when you get it right, you end up with an amazingly complex and sweet syrup to pour on desserts and use in a variety of ways.

Macaroni loaf: A classic ’50s molded pasta recipe

In this superb macaroni loaf, the flavor of cheese, piquant snips of pimiento, green pepper and onion all add vigor and zest to a simple everyday dish.

Toll House Pie: Chocolate chip pie recipe (1986)

Making this Toll House Pie — basically a big chocolate chip cookie pie — is probably easier than you think!

Bacon, lettuce & tomato Impossible Pie: Retro recipe from 1984

Fresh lettuce and tomatoes top this savory cheesy bacon, lettuce & tomato Impossible Pie, based on a classic recipe from the ’80s.

Apple & spice roast: A retro recipe for lamb, beef or pork

Cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg make a crisp coating for lamb, beef or pork in this apple & spice roast recipe from the ’70s.

Rocky road cake: A retro chocolate recipe from the ’80s

When chocolate combines its unmistakably rich, luscious flavor with ordinary ingredients, the result is always extraordinary… such as in rocky road cake.

Beef ‘n potato bake recipe from 1984

Check out this retro recipe for an easy dinner casserole: a beef ’n potato bake that’s topped with crunchy French fried onions.

Blueberry-marshmallow pie recipe from 1965

For this blueberry-marshmallow pie, you make fruit filling luscious with a marshmallow-whipped cream topping. Who’d believe anything so good could be so easy?

Frozen pecan pie: A vintage recipe from the 80s

This tasty no-bake frozen pecan pie recipe comes from the ’80s, and delivers a chilly cheesecake-flavored filling studded with delicious nuts.

Mocha magic torte recipe from 1982

Coffee and chocolate combine elegantly in the four layers of cake and the four layers of rich frosting in this mocha magic torte.

English muffin loaf recipe from 1981

English muffins in a loaf! The greatest thing since sliced bread. Just wait until you bake up a recipe and toast a slice. Nooks and crannies inside – crusty outside.

Lemon nut bread recipe from 1959

Here’s a moist delicious lemon nut bread that is really unusual! It has a delightful fresh lemon flavor — and what an eye-catcher it is, too! 

Raisin-cinnamon rolls recipe from 1970

Nothing can top the nostalgic aroma of bread baking in your oven. Fruit and spice sparkle in these raisin-cinnamon rolls — great for breakfast or brunch.

Chili manicotti recipe from 1975

Here’s a winning recipe with western flair: Chili manicotti. Start with a popular Italian dish, and add a spicy Mexican influence for this delicious dinner.

Chocolate rhapsody cake (1949)

Are there any chocolate lovers in your house? Surprise them with this chocolate rhapsody cake. Such rich, chocolaty flavor. So lovely and tender.

How to make four cute old-fashioned Easter basket cakes

Here are three super-cute, easy-to-make vintage Easter basket cakes you can make, based on ideas from the ’50s, ’60s & ’70s!

Banana rum pie recipe from 1968

This banana rum pie starts with vanilla pudding, fluffy white frosting, and those beautiful bananas that know no season. Then add pecans and chocolate drizzle.

Impossible cherry pie recipe from 1983

Impossible cherry pie: A retro Bisquick recipe from the ’80s that’s impossibly easy because it makes its own crust, and is filled with cherry pie filling.

Meatloaf Wellington vintage recipe from 1974

Savory ground beef meatloaf and canned liver spread retain the characteristic flavor, but not the expense, of the classic ingredients of Beef Wellington.

Tri-level brownies are triple delicious (1968)

You make 3-layer tri-level brownies with staples like butter or margarine, flour, sugar, rolled oats, and unsweetened chocolate. Here’s how!

Springtime fancy cake (1953)

In this ’50s recipe for springtime fancy cake, a homemade yellow cake is spread with green buttercream frosting, then adorned with marshmallow flowers.

Royal rose chiffon cake recipe (1953)

This beautiful pink royal rose chiffon cake is a light-textured and elegant old-fashioned dessert. Get the recipe from the ’50s here!

Texas Two-Step chicken picante recipe (1997)

Texas Two-Step Chicken Picante. It’s easy as one, two, and is a lip-smackin’ new way to do chicken your whole gang’ll eat up.

Fudgy homemade chocolate ice cream (1988)

You can make this fudgy homemade chocolate ice cream right at home – and you don’t even need an ice cream maker! Rich and delicious, it’s ready in 6 hours.

Make an old-fashioned candy-flower-studded chintz cake (1941)

A quaint, old-fashioned idea for a modern cake! You’ll see the beautiful results in this chintz cake — so easy to make.

Potato corn triangle biscuits: A quick retro recipe made with instant mashed potatoes

These golden, three-cornered potato corn triangle biscuits will make any meal sparkle. The flavor (from instant mashed potatoes!) will bring back memories.

Fried chicken curry recipe: A retro dinner idea from 1950

Check out this easy how-to for “Fried chicken, Far East style” – an Indian-accented fried chicken curry recipe from 1950.

Chocolate Charlotte Russe retro recipe (1967)

This modern chocolate Charlotte Russe is just as good but twice as fast as its classic cousin – and ladyfingers from the store and pudding mix are the time-savers.

Luscious layered blueberry delight: Easy no-bake retro dessert recipe (1978)

This Luscious layered blueberry delight is a super-easy no-bake retro dessert recipe from 1978 that uses a base of graham crackers.

Cheerios caramel-peanut nests with a candy egg (1980)

These adorable little candy ‘nests’ are created to hold one perfect little ‘egg’ — also known as a peanut m&m. This vintage recipe could help make an adorable addition to an Easter basket!

8 classic homemade chocolate custard recipes

Here is a collection of eight deliciously sweet homemade chocolate custard recipes from a variety of vintage cookbooks and newspapers.

Lime delight cake retro recipe (1948)

This from-scratch vintage lime delight cake recipe uses sweet-tart lime for the cake and filling, topped with a fluffy white old-fashioned frosting.

How to make stuffed tomatoes (1987)

Try these stuffed tomatoes, filled with a flavorful Florentine blend of spinach, onion, Parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs.

Garden chicken for two, made with soup mix (1982)

Cup-a-Soup has made cooking for two a lot easier — the soup does the seasoning in this retro ’80s recipe for garden chicken for two.

Cute vintage Easter cakes from the 1950s & 1960s

Here are a few ways to make a happy Easter surprise — cute vintage Easter cakes, using ideas and recipes from the fifties & sixties!

What is tutti-frutti? Find out, and learn how to make it

A perfect way to preserve summer fruits for year-round enjoyment is to do as your ancestors did and make some tutti-frutti. What’s that? Find out!

How to make a cute retro jelly bean carousel cake (1965)

Here’s a retro jelly bean carousel cake that’s cute and creative for a child’s birthday. Anyone who loves jelly beans (doesn’t everyone?) will love it.

Honey-cornmeal biscuits (1987)

Make honey-cornmeal biscuits – either cut-out or drop biscuits – and smooth, sweet honey butter with these recipes from 1987.

A brief history of avocados (or ‘alligator pears’) & 14 vintage avocado recipes

What’s the history of avocados – and where did these funny-looking things come from? Get the amazing avocado’s story here, and find out about their earlier name.

Corn con carne with meatballs recipe (1962)

Corn con carne: Creamed corn makes a sauce for meatballs South of the border fun with good-cooking and good-looking Del Monte Cream Style Corn It’s easy to

Choco-mint party cake (1967)

This choco-mint party cake recipe starts with a pre-made angel food cake, and adds a flavorful colored frosting that oozes out from between the layers.

Taco salad puff bowl: Retro recipe for lunch or dinner

Here’s a retro recipe for a lunch or dinner taco salad puff bowl with a puffed bread-like crust that you bake and fill with fresh ingredients.

Potato-filled burgers: Retro dinner recipe from 1959

These big, hearty potato-filled burgers are stuffed with tender cubes of potato, then you simmer them in Hunt’s tomato sauce. Quick and easy to make.

Cheerios on a stick: Cereal plus peanut butter, marshmallows & more (1980)

Here’s an easy-to-make recipe for Cheerios on a stick – no-bake snack treats that combine Cheerios with peanut butter, marshmallows and a few other goodies .

Tuna fritters with easy cheese sauce (1959)

You can make your own homemade cheese sauce in 3 minutes – no flour or shortening. It’s delicious over these tuna fritters – get the recipes!

Old-fashioned marshmallow Easter eggs & cute cupcake baskets (1963)

Find out how to make some old-fashioned marshmallow Easter eggs, including krispie eggs, frosting eggs & an adorable nest cupcake basket!

Hamburger & green bean casserole recipe (1955)

Here’s a retro dinner recipe from the 1950s for a potato-topped hamburger and green bean casserole.

Kahlua flourless chocolate-almond cake recipe (1981)

Glowing with cheer, try this fresh-made delight – Kahlua Christmas cake, made with ground almonds instead of flour, and covered with a mocha frosting.

Crispy oven-baked fish with a cornflake coating: Get the retro recipe

Instead of plain bread crumbs, try making crispy oven-baked fish with a cornflake coating! Kellogg’s corn flake crumbs create a crunchy crust, which is made more bright with Tabasco pepper sauce. Get the 1960s recipe here.

Pink raspberry-angel food dessert (1970)

Here’s a retro recipe for a pink raspberry-angel food dessert that’s super easy to make with marshmallows and gelatin, and requires no baking.

How to make double-layer chocolate fudge (1993)

This fantastic double-layer chocolate fudge recipe doesn’t just have twice the chocolate, but two different layers of deliciousness.

Hershey’s classic ‘Hand-me-down’ chocolate cake recipe (1972)

The story behind Mrs. Wilson’s Mother’s Hand-me-down chocolate cake: A cake that my mother used to bake was all part of an incident in my childhood that’s as vivid as if it had happened only yesterday.

Vintage Valentine cake with lollipop frosting: Retro recipe from the 40s

This homemade ‘Love me tender’ vintage Valentine cake with lollipop frosting has fluffy white icing and crushed cherry candy decorations.

Fudgy-nut Bundt cake with caramel glaze (1974)

If you like almost any cake, as long as it’s chocolate, this Fudgy-Nut Bundt cake is deep, dark, fudgy heaven.

Crusty SPAMbake recipe (1968)

New idea for dinner: a crusty SPAMbake. You make it quick with SPAM and Kellogg’s Corn Flake Crumbs.

Pink Magic cake recipe (1978)

Why is this called a Pink Magic cake? Because in addition to the yellow cake, this retro treat has wedges of a berry delicious Jell-O and ice cream mixture.

12 vintage elderflower and elderberry recipes

Here, get old-fashioned elderberry recipes for wine, elderberry jam & jelly, cobbler, pie and more delicious vintage-style treats!

Chocoroons: Cookies with coconut filling & chocolate frosting (1964)

This retro ’60s recipe for Chocoroons – Pillsbury’s scrumptious bar cookies – combines coconut with chocolaty flavor from Nestle’s Quik!

Marshmallow marble-top fudge: A vintage recipe from the ’80s

This vintage marshmallow marble-top fudge recipe creates a treat with a velvety texture that’s not too sweet and has a good balance of marshmallow and chocolate.

14 retro hamburger recipes for some differently delicious dinners

Why should hamburgers be limited only to the common, everyday variety? Why not dress them up? Here are 14 retro hamburger recipes you might want to try.

Treet: Spam-like sugar-cured ham from Armour from the 40s & 50s

Treet is the meat (1945) The meal-ready meat most folks like best! Yes! Treet is the Meat! More people choose Treet than any other meal-ready meat! And

Chocolate cinnamon buns: Recipe for an old-fashioned breakfast treat

Imagine fragrant, warm cinnamon rolls with each bite full of chocolaty flavor! That’s what you’ll get with this vintage recipe for chocolate cinnamon buns.

Chocolate Knox Blox: Get the retro recipe for these gelatin dessert squares

Kids can eat these firmed-up, chocolate gelatine snacks with their fingers. Chocolate Knox Blox make great TV-time treats, after-school snacks or holiday surprises.

15-minute chocolate-banana cream pie recipe (1994)

You can whip up this easy and tasty chocolate-banana cream pie in just minutes with the help of some pudding mix and whipped topping!

Burger layer ‘cake’: Quick vintage recipe for a creative meatloaf dinner

If you’re looking for a new way to make meatloaf, this retro-style burger layer ‘cake’ may be it! It’s quick, too – the meat layers cook in just 10 minutes!

7 vintage 7-Up cake recipes

Try one of these vintage 7-Up cake recipes with lemon-lime soda! ‘Never before have you had a cake so light, so airy, so high, and with such a delightful new flavor.’

Retro-style taco salad with macaroni & Hamburger Helper (1982)

Make a tasty retro-style taco salad tonight – it’s easy and fast to fix. Hamburger Helper helps your plain hamburger make a sumptuous supper salad.

Tuna dreamboats: Stuffed bell peppers with tuna (1958)

Here’s how to make individual tuna dreamboats with bell peppers. Just watch the family cheer as these boats come sailing to the table!

Ice cream cake with hot chocolate frosting (1941)

Here’s how to make a good old-fashioned Ice cream cake with hot chocolate frosting, thanks to this recipe from the 1940s!

Classic molasses cut-out cookie recipes from the ’60s

Get some great retro recipes for some classic molasses cut-out cookie recipes: Swedish crisps, gingerbread men & Christmas tree cut-out cookies! 

Corn quiche Lorraine: Retro recipe for quiche with bacon, cheese & corn

Corn Quiche Lorraine is made with eggs, bacon, cheese, cream and creamed corn, then baked in a pastry shell. Get the vintage recipe here!

Mint magic brownies recipe (1986)

There’s magic in the rich, chocolate moistness of Duncan Hines’ mint magic brownies — and in how deliciously they disappear.

Beer-cheese soup: Vintage recipe from Bisquick

In this retro recipe from the ’70s, find out how to make a hearty, delicious and easy beer-cheese soup!

10 old-fashioned macaroni and cheese recipes

What’s for dinner? How about some old-fashioned macaroni and cheese? Get 10 delicious classic mac & cheese recipes to try, many of which might be new to you!

Classic Christmas sweets: Homemade candy & fudge recipes (1960)

Joyous in the holiday season, homemade candy & fudge are gifts happily remembered: golden taffy nuggets sweetly flavored with molasses, white velvet creams, chocolate cream fudge and more deliciousness.

Vintage Baker’s Chocolate Decadence cake (1986)

This Baker’s Chocolate Decadence cake from the ’80s is made doubly rich with chunks of chocolate plus raisins, dates, and almonds. It’ll put everyone in the holiday spirit.

5 easy tart & fruity holiday punches with soda – retro recipes from the ’60s

Holiday punch takes on a whole new dimension when you spark up the brew with deliciously fizzy drinks like ginger ale, 7-Up and Sprite!

No-bake mocha chocolate chip cheesecake: A classic recipe from the ’80s

This deliciously light no-bake mocha chocolate chip cheesecake is studded with mini chocolate chips. Best of all, isn’t hard to make, and will never be under- or over-baked.

4 retro snack & appetizer recipes made with Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix (1987)

Here are four easy retro recipes using packaged Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix – ranch Buffalo wings, nachos, snack mix and a cheese ball – coming to you from 1987!

How to make 30 classic cocktails & drinks (1946)

Love those classic cocktails? Get the recipes here for some of the finest from the 40s: Gin Rickey, Creme de Menthe Frappe, Hot Toddy, Side Car, Pink Lady, Stinger, Champagne Cocktail, Manhattan, Daiquiri & more!

Borden holiday eggnog pie, a classic Christmas dessert recipe

Try this Borden holiday eggnog pie, made with a filling of vanilla pudding, eggnog, spice, and whipped topping mix. The result is festive, delicious and easy.

Redenbacher’s ribbon o’fudge bars recipe (1992)

Mix popcorn with marshmallows, butterscotch chips, butter and hot fudge, and you end up with ribbon o’fudge bars – a deliciously sweet and crunchy treat!

7 very old-fashioned cookie recipes from 1911

Check out these old-time cookie recipes from the turn of the century to see what people loved to bake back more than 100 years ago!

Chocolate rum striped pie recipe (1978)

Here’s how to make this retro recipe for a beautiful layered chocolate rum striped pie, with a how-to that comes from the ’70s!

9-minute ‘can’t fail’ holiday fruitcake: The classic recipe from 1969

Once upon a time, fruitcake took days to prepare. Weeks even. But not anymore! Here’s the famous 9-minute ‘can’t fail’ holiday fruitcake.

4 retro potato chip cookie recipes from the ’70s

Are potato chip cookies really a thing? They are – and they can be an absolutely delicious blend of salty and sweet. Try one of these recipes to find out for yourself!

How to make a Dutch Baby (German pancake) ’60s-style

A Dutch Baby is a unique sweet treat – a little bit popover, a little bit pancake, and a whole lot of delicious. Here’s a recipe for this vintage dessert, coming to you from 1968!

The delicious original m&m cookie recipe from the 60s

Here’s how to make that classic m&m cookie recipe loved by generations — and just as tasty today as ever.

Thanksgiving dinner recipes from the Colonial days, as described in 1902

What was Thanksgiving dinner like in the Colonial days? Find out how to make roast turkey with pumpkin sauce, Georgia potatoes, succotash, election cake and other classic dishes

Make an easy layer pumpkin pie! 2 vintage recipes that double (or triple!) the holiday deliciousness

Here are two great no-bake pumpkin pie recipes – a double layer pumpkin pie that uses instant pudding, while the second recipe has a base with plain gelatin. 

How to make real old-fashioned homemade jam & jelly

Now is the season when fruit is abundant, cheap and in the best condition for making jams, preserves and jellies. Preserves mean fruit that is cooked with sugar, equal weight, and left whole or nearly so.

3 Christmas Jello recipes from the ’80s: Jingle nut wreath, Cup of good cheer & Wish upon a cranberry star

With these retro Christmas Jello recipes, don’t serve cranberries the same old way, try a star of a salad. Make a wreath with a wiggle. And a rum dessert that’ll make you see an old favorite in a new light

Christmas Rice Krispies treats: Ideas from the ’70s for fun shapes to make for the holidays

‘Tis the season for vintage Christmas Rice Krispies Treats, so find out how to make clown pops, surprise balls, crispy snowmen, toy animals and puddin’ tart shells and more!

7 retro recipes for clever coconut Christmas cakes, including a snowman, gifts & a candy cane

Get some creative retro recipes for coconut Christmas cakes, with various festive holiday designs and themes from the 1940s through the 1980s!

Sour cream pumpkin coffee cake & Pumpkin streusel swirl coffee cake retro recipes

These two retro pumpkin coffee cake recipes will make for a delicious breakfast or brunch — and they will even fill your home with that heavenly pumpkin spice aroma.

Traditional sauces and sides to serve with meats (1899)

Meat is the foundation of a dinner, and vegetables, sauces, jellies, preserves and relishes help to make the whole complete. Here are several traditional sauces and sides to serve with meats.