Mom's Best Dishes and Worst Misses
The Houston Chronicle asked its readers to share their mother's best recipes, got over 160 responses, and then picked seven of mom's hits and six misses out of the bunch. I'd happily eat Irene Jones' Southern Smothered Potatoes for lunch today if I could, with Opal Joyce Cooke Danner's Burnt Sugar Cake for dessert!
My mom rarely spends any time in the kitchen but when she does, she makes the most amazing paella I've ever had, with seafood and chorizo, and from scratch. What's your mom's best or worst dish?
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3 Comments:
Every year after Christmas she makes Cassoulet. With: duck, goose, ham, sausages. It is my favorite food on earth.
Of course she makes it her own by adding a level of heat that cuts through the richness, and makes your mouth tingle.
SkinnyFatty at 12:43PM on 05/09/07
My mother was a bitter and reluctant cook most of the time, but she could form a perfectly balanced salad dressing out of a hint of vinegar and a long look at the olive oil bottle. It wasperfect, with no runny pool at the bottom of the salad plate.
annien at 3:15PM on 05/09/07
I would love to know how my kids would answer this! My mom makes the best pan gravy. It's the one thing I've never been able to fix as well as she can.
Library Lady at 1:57PM on 05/10/07