Hi SE'ers!

So, I'm hosting a 1950s theme dinner party soon, and I'm looking for some tasty, yet theme appropriate ideas for main dishes to serve. The fiance and I are grad students, so cheapness and relative ease (since we'll be short on time earlier in the day) are also a big factors. If you have any ideas, I'd love to hear them!

A post from last year on 50s nibbles has already given me some great ideas for apps and such, and a friend is coming to the party armed with a hot dish made with tater tots and ground beef (for which I am genuinely excited).

Thanks!