Mid-Century Macabre

Mid-Century vintage inspired recipes, tutorials, and decor with a macabre twist!

Moist Pumpkin Bread with leftover Halloween candy baked on top

Leftover Halloween Candy Pumpkin Bread

Drowning in leftover Halloween candy? Don’t just shovel it down in a sugar-fueled frenzy—bake it into this devilishly good Pumpkin Bread instead! It’s moist, spiced, and packed with candy pieces, making it the perfect excuse to eat dessert for breakfast

Stilton Cheese Slaw – A Vincent Price Recipe

I invite you to give Vincent Price's recipe for Stilton Cheese Slaw a try - a lighter take on traditional coleslaw, utilizing sour cream in the dressing, and adding an extra kick with Stilton blue cheese and bell peppers, making it perfect for your summer barbecues. If the thought of blue cheese makes you scream in terror, fear not — sharp cheddar would make an excellent replacement.

Vintage Halloween Inspired DIY Trinket Boxes

You don't have to spend a fortune to get the look of your favorite vintage Halloween decorations. Learn how to make these easy and inexpensive vintage-inspired trinket boxes with just a few items from the craft or dollar store. Fill them with your favorite knick-knacks, or with candy for a special Halloween gift!

Bamberry Turnover Bats – A Spooky Twist on a Vintage Recipe

It's that time of the year again—Dinner is Served 1972's annual Pieathalon, and yours ghoulishly was incredibly excited to participate this year along with 13 other vintage recipe enthusiasts & bloggers. See my spooky twist on this budget-friendly Depression-era recipe.
Cherry Cream Pie – A Vintage Recipe Revamp

Cherry Cream Pie – A Vintage Recipe Revamp

Take a trip back in time to 1966, and try this cool and creamy Cherry Cream Pie from Better Homes and Gardens "Pies and Cakes" Cookbook.
Pineapple Meringue Pie – A Vincent Price Recipe

Pineapple Meringue Pie – A Vincent Price Recipe

For my Cooking With Vincent series, I have made it a goal to cook at least one Vincent Price recipe per month, in honor of this incredible man. For this first installment, I chose this delicate Pineapple Meringue Pie recipe from the Hotel Hana-Maui.

TupperSCARE Party: Deviled Lettuce aka “Alien Egg Salad”

I knew that when I came across this recipe on Pinterest, that it was just begging to be the next installment of The Homicidal Homemaker's TupperSCARE Party: Now, I am guessing something...
Ring Around the Tuna

TupperSCARE Party: The Joys of JELL-O’s “Ring Around the Tuna”

For this edition of The Homicidal Homemaker's TupperSCARE Party, I have recreated the "Ring Around the Tuna" recipe from my 1962 edition of "The Joys of JELL-O".

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