Since frozen meals first became popular in the 1950s, they have evolved quite a bit. Looking back on the first TV dinners, some of them barely look edible, while today, there are some frozen dishes ...

Humans have been freezing foods for ages, but Clarence Birdseye changed the game when he introduced the quick freezing method in 1924. This method, and the ensuing Birdseye company, helped push frozen ...

TV dinners didn’t just change weeknight meals, they changed culture. Convenience, portion control, and frozen variety reshaped how America eats. The post How TV Dinners Shaped the Way America Eats ...

When were the first frozen pot pies made? It turns out that one inexpensive grocery brand may be to thank for these culinary ...

The 1950s were an interesting culinary terrain. From Swanson TV dinners to savory gelatin salads, midcentury Americans crafted many dishes that seem almost alien to the modern palate. The '50s were a ...

These were made in Omaha by C.A. Swanson and Sons -- who may or may not have had the idea first -- but the company was the first to get the dinners into thousands of America’s freezers in 1953. The ...

Nov. 4 -- — In honor of Swanson's TV dinner turning 50, Good Housekeeping magazine staffers tested four frozen single-serve turkey dinners and four frozen single-serve Salisbury steak dinners to see ...

When TV dinners were invented in the 1950s, the Swanson company coined its name in order to tap into the popularity of the television, newly a status symbol in American homes. But when it comes to ...

Most people over a certain age have memories of eating frozen TV dinners. For some, it's laughing at Lucy and Ricky while chewing on a hunk of gravy-slathered turkey. For others, it's trying ...

A common question is repeated these days from Alaska to Maine: What will we do with the leftover turkey? It’s as much a part of the holiday tradition as the dressing and pumpkin pie. There are always ...