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I've been doing alot of shopping on Etsy lately--mostly home decor and I came across this tile artwork that I HAD to have---a very fond childhood memory. It shoud be here this weekend.  Isn't this a hoot?? This was my very fave TV dinner when I was a kid. And even more ---my last was Swanson!!! My mom would buy us TV dinners on the rare nights they went out for the evening. She cooked them up and put them on--yep--you guessed it--TV trays and served us in front of the TV!!!  This is the salisbury steak dinner.😆 Not sure what my brothers had, but there is a chicken leg dinner too. It's just one tile about 6 " long, all hand made--will frame it and hang it in my kitchen. Can't wait to get it!!! Still love salisbury steak dinner!!!HeartRetro TV Dinner Ceramic Art Tile, Salisbury Steak, Handmade image 1

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So clever.  I wish I had thought of that.

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Cute idea!  Should add some fun & whimsy to your kitchen!

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That's not a distant memory; that was dinner last night.   I eat a ton of those things....Healthy Choice.   They are a far cry from the original, however.

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I really like that!  I remember them too!  Love the memories! Thanks 😊 

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Pretty funny!

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So wish my mom were still here to enjoy a good memory and a laugh!

 

I love ETSY!!!!!! I have bought rugs, tiles, and one of my favorite things is now drawer and cupboard door pulls!!

 

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   Funny  ! Yea remember the Swanson ones on busy evenings after school  when we had our irl Scout meetings

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@wagirl 

 

Definitely a favorite! Heart

 

But my absolute favorite was...

 

Swanson TV Dinners (1968) : r/vintageads

 

... the Italian dinner.  Each item in that one came out of the oven scalding hot and it was a challenge to avoid serious injury.

 

Oh, that tortoni! Heart

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Re: tile artwork

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@just bee ---WOW---I have never seen those "fancy" type of TV dinners--ever!!! Not now--do they still make those?--or ever when I was growing up. Not sure my kid palet would have  approved-- or maybe those weren't available in my little po-dunk town in the early 60's!!   Don't remember my mom fixing those type of foods when I was a kid--not even spaghetti? OH wait--I do remember her getting canned chow mein and those awful dried, crispy noodles--was not a fan.