dear Kylie of Lucy Violet Vintage and of Donna of Hung Up on Retro are the organisers of what i would vote linky-of-the-year were there such a thing. not content with rescuing and rehabilitating retro decor and clothing the duo have expanded their attention, towards the dusty abandoned cook book section of their local oppy, to inspire some retro culinary art (of the worst possible kind).
and we were all invited to the party...
please help yourself...
what? you don't want a seaweed christmas tree cake?
or is it...silage?
or...spinach tagliatelle?
i suspect my entry is rather tame. but still the disgust factor is there, the gross colour scheme is there.
here is the original inspiration
via the bad & the ugly of retro food blog
as you can see it failed to put off the kid, a surefire giveaway it ain't seaweed, spinach or anything genuinely green...
erm, did anyone guess cornflakes dyed green shiny with golden syrup?
second helpings anyone?
you may be able to resist our christmas 'cake', but you won't be able to resist having a gander at the other entiries so click over to Lucy Violet Vintage to view and puke!
Oh, so glad to see your entry! I do think this is a fun linky-thing. I feel guilty for not partaking.
ReplyDeleteReally cornflakes dyed green with golden syrup?! Is that for real? Did you try it?
hi there you! i have to say, even as a fan of all sweet things, that it was awful. despite Claud's initial enthusiasm she only ate the lolly lights and the rest got biffed after husband tried it and pulled a face!
DeleteTasty! I'm off to bed now but as it's not Saturday for some hours here I'll be getting busy tomorrow. I think I've decided on 'cod in custard sauce'. It's a breakfast dish. Doesn't it sound yummy? I don't think my boys would be put off by green cornflakes at all - I bet it actually tastes ok if you keep your eyes shut?
ReplyDeletex
omg that sounds utterly vile (and therefore perfect!) yes, we should have kept our eyes shut, it was the worst kind of green, what i call seasickness grey-green. i do think some shots of people eating their entries would make it funnier... ;0)
DeleteGreen cornflakes? Genius! Look at Claud licking her lips in anticipation! Can't wait to see the what the other retro cooks come up with!
ReplyDeletePS. the pumpkin recipe sounded MUCH nicer! xxxxx
oh my, get over there, it's pretty awful!
Deleteha ha ha Max you are so, so awesome!!!!! xxxx
ReplyDeletewhy thank you! maybe i'll bring one to the clothes swap night?!!
DeleteI was really.impressed....until I saw the close-up! Yours does look more appealing than the original, food colouring has come on leaps and bounds, those sweets almost look plastic!
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait to feast my eyes on the other entries (or is that entrees? Or entrails?).
Well done Claud for bravely embracing the tree of mystery.
Lucy x
i spent ages trying to work out how to get the depth of colour the original has (i didn't have a recipe, just a picture) so it remains a tree of mystery!
DeleteFantastic!!! I couldn't stop laughing when I first read that it was green corn flakes!! Absolutely love it.xx
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks so much for joining in! I love the Christmas Tree of Mystery.x
DeleteI love it! I really never would have guessed green cornflakes. Disgusting, to be sure...but I think my Swedish Salad Mold outranks your tree on the Puke Scale of 1 to 10.
ReplyDeleteit does, it's revolting what you have done and i take my hat off to you (and puke in it!) x
DeleteCornflakes make it sound so much more appetizing. What a great christmas dish!
ReplyDeleteagreed, in principal, in practice the colour alone was enough to put everyone off!
DeleteHi Max, I gather the 'Tree of Mystery' is not going to be the centre piece of your Christmas table this year! (a crying shame if it's not, in my opinion) I would never have picked the cornflakes, I thought it was made with spinach (now there's a thought...) Your tree is so much prettier than the original, but what I really want to know, is who nabbed the choccy biccy trunk???
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining in (it wouldn't have been easy in your 'delicate' state)
One atomic looking Michelin Star from me x
that would be moi! it was the only edible part!
DeleteLove it Max! It would of gone down a storm at my place, kids! :)
ReplyDeleteyou would have been welcome to it!
DeleteOMG!!!!
ReplyDeleteI was wondering when I saw pretty Claud hanging over it with anticipation!!!
I'm inspired! I have a couple of hideous retro cookbooks AND a retro cocktail book...hmmmmmmmm, G will be frightened!!
XXX
i am frightened, cause i know if anyone can do retro cooking (and drinkies) justice it is you!
DeleteCornflakes dyed green!!!! Who would have thunk it! Tis a bit awful. Did the young lady partake? I am a late entry to the retro cook off and have just posted (Friday night in my neck of the woods).
ReplyDeleteshe did try them, but she quickly let them fall out of her mouth, i was quite surprised 'cause she has a fearful sweet tooth!
DeleteOh wow - I would never have guessed. That is awesome. I am definitely making that for the work Xmas party! Love it.
ReplyDeleteooh, do blog how it goes down!
Deletethis is just all kinds of awesome!
ReplyDeleteAllison x
ha ha ha! *bows*
DeleteThis is truly awesome and has lead me on a happy trail around all the other (hitherto-unknown) blogs joining in. I have laughed till I cried.
ReplyDeletethere are some absolute corkers over there aren't there!
DeleteLove the platter, love the tinsel.... cornflakes and golden syrup genius!
ReplyDeletex Tina
i did do my best to get the retro vibe into the 'set' too!
Deleteomg that close up! it's no surprise there were no volunteers to eat that thing, it looks disgusting, so mission accomplished!
ReplyDeletesaw the other entries too, some of them will be forever etched in my memory and not in a good way.
wishing you a great weekend
aleka
i know what you mean, i cant get the image of fanny craddocks banana and nut candles out of mind and i'm scared i wont ever!
DeleteTruly a shocker. Dyed cornflakes! Argh...well done to you and the husband.
ReplyDeleteha ha thanks. i'm still pondering how to improve the depth of colour and may take this special dish to the sil's christmas smorgasboard this year (always and unconsciously retro)
DeleteWow - you really could make this your festive cake this year, just imagine it on your Christmas table in all its glory!!!! How delighted your guests would be (hee hee)!
ReplyDeleteLiz @ Shortbread & Ginger
ha ha ha (evil chuckle) i have plans for this to reappear at the sil christmas party...
DeleteAt first I thought it was silverbeet!
ReplyDeletei prob. would have eaten it if it were!
Deletefantastic! yep i reckon my kids would love it!
ReplyDeletethey're welcome to it!
DeleteGreat pictures, very nice idea!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to my blog
http://lavenderloafers.blogspot.co.nz
ta x
DeleteOh no, that truly is disgusting. Sorry, it just had to be said. Yours queasily, Loo xx
ReplyDelete