MomsRetro red logo

MomsRetro: Retro Art, Recipe Tips and Cooking Help

MomsRetro Home Page
Cookbooks: Vintage & OOP
Food History:  Cotton Candy
Food Safety:  Organic
Food Safety:  GM Foods
Fruit & Vegetable Label Art
Kitchen Decor: 1940's Retro
Kitchen Decor: 1970's
Kitchen Decor: Blue and White
Kitchen Decor: Clocks
Kitchen Decor: Collectibles
Kitchen Decor: Curtains
Kitchenwares: Aluminum
Kitchenwares: Tins, Toasters
Recipe Tips: Chocolate
Recipe Tips: Corn
Recipe Tips: Herbs & Spices
Recipe Tips: Lazy Food
Recipe Tips: Molasses
Recipe Tips: Odd Ingredients
Recipe Tips: Sauces
Recipe Tips: Sugars
Recipes: Biscuits for One
Recipes: Cookies for One
Recipes: Depression Cake
Web Help For Adults
Web Help and Info
Store Coupons
Women & Finance
Women & Mortgage Debit
About, Cool Recipes, Hot Links

Who is Mom?

I love cooking and retro art so I mixed the two together and ended up with this page.

I live in Los Angeles, the City of the Angels.  Visit my main Art from LA Page at AngelCityArt.com

I have two online stores where I sell my original art and antique reproductions:
AngelCityArt on CafePress

and

  MomsRetro on Zazzle


Drop by and say hello!
Quick Recipe Measurements:

Tsp. = Teaspoon
Tbs. = Tablespoon

3 Tsp. = 1 Tbs.
4 Tbs. = 1/4 Cup

16 Tbs. = 1 Cup
1 Cup = 8 Fluid Oz

2 Cups = 1 Pint
4 Cups = 1 Quart
2 Pints = 1 Quart

4 Quarts = 1 Gallon
2 Gallons = 1 Peck
Quick & Easy
Kitchen Tip:

Crocks Rock!

Assemble your ingredients the night before and stash everything in the fridge.

In the morning all you have to do is toss it into the pot and go!

Don't forget to check the
Crock Pot Recipe
of the Day

Coffee Mugs & Art Tile Sets
Coffee Mugs & Art Tile Sets
Striped mugs, designs with elegant artwork restored from antique tiles and delicate floral mugs you can still throw in the the dishwasher.
Relax and smell the flowers,
get gardening tips
and plant info at:
thegardenpages garden page logo
theGardenPages.com


retro cooking bowlEmergency Recipe Substitutions for Odd Ingredients:  Discovering you're missing an ingredient is no fun, knowing an ingredients "equivalent" or substitution can save the day
chocolate dipped strawberry recipe tips Chocolate Recipe Tips and Dipped Strawberry Recipe:  Chocolate, bitter, sweet or powdered equivalents or emergency recipe substitutions help chocoholics in the kitchen
artichoke retro crate label artworkCrate Label Retro Vegetable and Fruit Art Page:  My original retro fruit and vegetable crate label designs plus a few old favorites restored and reproduced for you
vintage teapot kitchen deorCollectible Kitchen Aluminum:  My collection of vintage hammered aluminum (plus cleaning tips) and favorite retro kitchen tins
retro gals sharing recipe tipsCool Recipes and Hot Links - Crock Pot Recipe of the Day, More Quick and Easy Cooking Tips, Free Cowboy Crate Label Bookmark, Easy Recipes and Helpful Links

My Kitchen Counter Art Collection

This is where I cook up my food and cooking designs and funny kitchen slogans for my online stores. Inspired by actual kitchen events!  Here's what's being served:
1950s cookbook ladyKitchen Art News flash:  My kitchen designs are moving!

For years Mom' s retro art has been found on CafePress under my AngelCityArt brand.  Now Mom is getting her own cooking and retro kitchen art store on Zazzle!   What does this mean for you?  You can now personalize any design! And all my designs now come on more totes, more T-shirts, art cards, business cards, new travel mugs and other fun products.  Here are the designs I have moved so far:
Obey the Cook Funny Kitchen Saying
Obey the Cook Kitchen Slogan


Obey the Cook food sayings for cooks with an attitude.  I gave this design a retro font in blue letters on an orange and yellow background.  You must obey the cook if you want to eat!
Kitchen%20Magician%20Retro%20Cooking%20Girl%20Art
Kitchen Magician Retro Cooking Girl

My retro kitchen girl is a magician in the kitchen!  She's wearing a top hat and a red dress with a yellow polka dot apron, her spoon is sprinkling sparkles onto the retro lettering.
Organic Saving the Planet Green Kitchen Saying
Organic Saving the Planet Kitchen Saying

Organic, Saving the planet, one kitchen at a time.
I used classic letters in green with a floral design in them.  The bottom  has an antique acorn artwork with green leaves.
Head Cook and Bottle Washer Funny Kitchen Saying
Head Cook & Bottle Washer Funny Saying


Zesty food humor in retro black letters.  I used a red and white lattice pattern for the background to get a vintage kitchen look.
King%20of%20the%20Grill%20BBQ%20Cookout%20Slogan
King of the Grill BBQ Slogan


You are King of the Grill with this fire roasted chrome plated design. For Master Grillers, BBQ chefs and cooks with an attitude, from the kitchen to the great outdoors. This retro design uses retro letters on a tan background.
Excelorator%20Coffee%20Vintage%20Lable%20Art
Excelorator Vintage Coffee Label Art


Excel-o-rator Coffee retro coffee label advertising art.   Excel with Excelorator Coffee!!! Quality and satisfaction every time.
MomsRetro on CafePress:  These designs are still available in my other store.  Watch for their move to Zazzle too!
Pops Diner Good Grub Kitchen Food Saying

Pops Diner Retro 50's Kitchen Design

I made this one to go with my Moms Diner artwork.  It reads; Pops Diner Good Grub And plenty of it, in a fun retro restaurant advertising style.  I didn't think it was fair to leave out dad!
Welcome To My Irish Kitchen Food Saying

Welcome To My Irish Kitchen Saying

I have an Irish plant page on my gardening website, so I thought it would be fun to add a kitchen design too.  I came up with Welcome To My Irish Kitchen, I used gothic Celtic letters with a giant pot of stew with potatoes in green and yellow colors.
Dessert Rat Big Cake Food Saying
Dessert Rat Big Cake Food Saying

Get ready for the buffet table with this funny food design.  Are you a Dessert Rat? Who can say no to dessert? A giant cake with pink frosting graces this funny food design.
Gimmie Them Taters Potato Food Saying
Gimmie Them Taters Funny Potato Saying

I love potatoes, so I couldn't resist doing this funny food saying.  I have brown Russet, red and gold potatoes, with goofy letters in gold and brown.
decorator retro kitchen wall clocksWall Clocks, Retro Kitchen Clocks and More

I love designing clocks.  I've created designs from retro kitchen clocks to decorative florals.  My original clocks make lovely home decor even if you're never on time!


unique blue and white wall clocks home decorBlue and White Wall Clocks:  I have added antique Delft tile patterns and Americana blue and white designs to my clock section. Perfect for a blue and white kitchen theme.  My unique clocks start at the exceptional price of just $17.99!

Blue and White Home Decor

designer decorator retro kitchen wall clocksI have a thing for blue and white decor.  I luckily I am
Delft Blue and White Vintage Sailboat Tile Art
able to create pretty Blue and White Wall Clocks and Matching Mug and Art Tile Sets on CafePress.

Drop by to see my entire collection on CafePress!

Make it Your Own

I have opened a new store on Zazzle where you can personalize my retro kitchen art designs!  Drop by my AngelCityArt Gallery to take a gander and post a hello note!

retro Kitchen Magician Cooking Art Customized bag
Kitchen Magician Cooking Art


Personalize it by adding your name to my retro design!






New and Vintage Crate Label Artwork

Beautiful bright colors and romantic landscapes make crate and can labels popular art for kitchen art.  My art work is based on authentic food labels from the 1930's and 40's.  The art was restored and redesigned for use on tees, totes coffee mugs and more.  I make my art unique with fun phrases and mythical California cities.

Visit my Crate Label Art page to see my entire collection.
Primrose Flowers Retro Label Art
Primrose Sugar Corn Kitchen Crate Label Art
Beautifully restored from vintage crate label artwork with a bouquet of red and white primrose flowers on a pretty pink background.
Embarcadero Pears Retro Fruit Label Art
Embarcadero Pears Fruit Label Art
Vintage art restored with bright colors of pretty yellow pears and a scenic mountain landscape on a blue background.
Vintage Flower Crate Label Art collageFlower Crate Label Artwork
A crate label collection on one unique piece of art combines sunflower, pansy, calla lily, corona tiger lily and red roses.
Triton Pears Vintage Crate Label Art
Triton Pears Vintage Crate Label Art
Triton Pears retro fruit crate label artwork for Washington pears shows the God of the Sea sitting on a cliff overlooking the ocean
retro green artichoke art for the kitchenArti Chokes Original Retro Artichoke Artwork
Arti Chokes when he eats too fast.  My unique artichoke artwork is based on authentic California vegetable labels and my love of gourmet steamed chokes with butter, herbs and mayo!
vintage strawberry crate label kitchen artworkRetro Strawberry Fruit Crate Label Artwork
Delicious, bright red strawberries tumble over a scenic California country landscape. Another one of my original retro kitchen designs!


Retro Kitchen Art
and Vintage Sayings

I've taken my love of vintage advertising art and updated it
for the modern age with bright graphics and snappy phrases.
Retro Neon Framed art aprons and tees
Retro Advertising Signage
and Artwork

Go retro with my retro,
neon inspired designs!
Neon Artwork from Vintage Signs
Neon Artwork from
Vintage Signs

Artwork based on vintage neon signs on basic black for you to wear, or drink out of!
Mom Rules Attitude Momitude Saying
Mom Rules Attitude Momitude Saying
Mom Rules funny slogan in distorted hot pink baseball type letters

I will not get you a beer attitude saying
No, I will not get you a beer
Football, baseball, hockey or golf.
Get ready for sports widow season today!



Thanks for visiting!

Don't be a stranger
Please drop by again soon


1950s cookbook lady


Happy Cooking!



Visit my MomsRetro Store on eCrater for Vintage Kitchen Collectibles, Cookbooks and more!

Use my cool widget to click through everything in my store

Take $1 off anything! Use coupon code THANKSMOM with free Google Checkout!

Feeling Blue?
Try one of Mom's
Quick Pick Me Ups:


2 of My Favorite Girl Power Movies:


Shirley Valentine
Gal dumped by husband, gets a life. Plus an absolutely fabulous role by Joanna Lumley of Patsy fame!

Legally Blonde
Reese Witherspoon gets dumped; goes to Harvard Law School.   "What? Like it's hard?"
Please support my site by supporting my sponsors
  -thanks,  Mom




Thanks for visiting MomsRetro.com!  Articles, photographs and other content ©Laura Zinkan 2009.
Find out more about our kitchen articles on our MomsRetro Hot Links Page
PRIVACY POLICY: I do not collect or store your data. I do not want your data. I'm just happy you dropped by, thanks!
My Other Sites: AngelCityArt.com
California Photos and Art
theGardenPages.com
Garden Tips and Artwork
theGardenPages Blog
See what's blooming
MomsRetro
Home
Chocolate Tips Food History Cotton Candy
Fruit & Vegetable Label Artwork Corn Odd Ingredients Sauces Sugars Retro
Decorating
Vintage
Kitchenwares
Web Help
For Adults
Women
& Finance

Cool Recipes
Hot Links