I'm a 23-year-old underemployed science writer with an unyielding sense of nostalgia. I probably watch too much television and hockey. Oh, and I'm a fabulous cook.
It's from James Lileks' Gallery of Regrettable Food book, celebrating the... um... unique character of mid-century American cuisine. The recipe for "South of the Border Cheesy Meatloaf" specifies that ingredients must be mixed in a turquoise bowl while imagining Lawrence Welk in a bullfighter's costume. ("For extra-spicy version, remember that Welk is naked under his costume.")