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Old favorites?

My Mother fixed breaded, fried Eggplant.
Fried Okra, Tomatoes, & Onions together.
And her Egg Custards, OH, the memories & the fat.
Thanks for helping recall good ones.


Afganer at 9:15PM on 03/16/08

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Old favorites?

My mom is a good cook, and some meals were just simple -- and perhaps cheesy to the majority of people who post on this site -- because of all the clubs and activities I did in school: shake 'n' bake pork chops; pan enchiladas; ground beef mini-patties with gravy, mashed potatoes and corn (on the side -- not in the meat!); and chicken and rice casserole (yes, it had a can of cream of mushroom soup!).
She also made good stew (which I have a hard time replicating!), clam chowder, and lasagna with sauce that would take a day or so to make.

misseditor at 7:56PM on 03/17/08

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Old favorites?

My mom was/is the cook. There are lots of things that she doesn't cook anymore, for health reasons or just for the fact that the kids have moved out. She doesn't have to do those easy weeknight "feed a crowd" meals anymore, and now when we go over for dinner she likes to make a more special meal.

I miss: her macaroni and cheese
Chicken tortilla casserole
Spaghetti and meat sauce

and for dessert, brownie pudding.

blush at 3:47PM on 03/17/08

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Old favorites?

My mom used to make a pork dish that was basically boneless pork chops - she cut the fat off and rendered it to cook the chops. Then she added bottled salsa and, no lie, apricot preserves. It turned into this whole spicy, sweet/sour thing. I haven't had it in years, but I occasionally think about making it.

I also can't make my beef stroganoff or my chicken marsala taste like my childhood memories of them, good as my own recipes are.

Amandarama at 10:35AM on 03/17/08

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@SSMom--

My mom makes a similar version of Chicken Devan that I used to love.Except, she would always sprinkle parmesan cheese on top and I hated the crispy layer it made. Now, that's about the only part of it I do like (augh, mayonaise--CRINGE!!). My mom still makes (I'm only 19, so I still get to go home on my college breaks...) an African-type dish called Baboutie. Has anyone ever had this? It's a ground beef dish, combined in a mixture of onion, egg, and torn bread pieces and curry flavored. She serves it with rice. It is so delicious!

I could list so many more things that my mom makes as "specialties"--and she's always been one to measure spices and food simply based on her memory--pinch of this, large splash of that, etc...

luswim06 at 10:26AM on 03/17/08

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Old favorites?

caldo verde! my mom just called it portugese soup but boy was that stuff bliss in a bowl!

huney_bumper at 9:25AM on 03/17/08

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Old favorites?

My Moms pot roast. Her secret? Go read the paper until it's almost burned. Man was that good.

TBsMOM222 at 6:33AM on 03/17/08

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Old favorites?

One package of Kraft Mac and Cheese (the kind with the powder cheese) prepared according to the package directions (only with canned evaporated milk and cheap margarine instead of butter and fresh milk) mixed with one can of Hormel Chili with beans. I got this whenever I was sick, injured or just down.

Sad part is about twice a year, I make it and eat it. It's some kind of culinary Prozac.

Christian Smith at 4:55AM on 03/17/08