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What was the one meal your mother made when you were little that you absolutely hated?

What is it with the liver and onions? I believe it was thought to add "iron" to the diet, but, oh my, it was cooked to the consistency of an old shoe and it just tasted evil. Another staple in my mother's rotation was corned beef and cabbage -- in Boston, it was referred to as a "boiled dinner," which was accurate. Still can't stand the smell of boiled cabbage (which used to waft out of every Blarney Stone in NYC when you walked by).

TruffleHunt at 7:07PM on 07/19/07

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where's a good place to buy pork belly?

I've bought it at Deluxe Food Market, 79 Elizabeth Street, in Chinatown. The two Fuschia Dunlop Chinese cookbooks have some excellent recipes for it.

TruffleHunt at 1:39PM on 06/26/07

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Question of the Day: Fresh avocado, share your love

Does anybody still call them "alligator pears?"

TruffleHunt at 5:33PM on 05/22/07

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Question of the Day: Mayonnaise, Miracle Whip, or a soy alternative?

I actually prefer Kraft to Hellman's--maybe it has a touch of lemon? My late aunt, who actually attended Miss Fanny Farmer's School of Boston Cookery in the 1920s, maintained that Miracle Whip was a descendant (and poor relation at that) to something called "boiled dressing."

TruffleHunt at 7:48PM on 05/04/07

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Question of the Day: What's the worst meal someone's ever cooked for you?

Over-the-hill, spoiled lamb chops, cooked by my sainted mother-in-law, with a toxic melange of spices, wines, anything and everything she had to attempt to disguise that they were rotten. On top of that, she actually claimed that she had used Julia Childs' recipe to make them taste like wild boar. She never lived that one down.

TruffleHunt at 3:20PM on 02/09/07

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What was the one meal your mother made when you were little that you absolutely hated?

Chili. Love it now, but found it revolting as a kid. Especially my mother's version with too many tomatoes and kidney beans.

Stuffed peppers. Soggy, slimy, bitter. Bleck. Although, I was willing to eat part of the hamburger/rice filling that wasn't touching the peppers.

Round steak. Cooked to well-done in a frying pan with only salt and pepper. I used to chew it up and spit it into my napkin. Until I got caught. Then the long lecture about how EXPENSIVE meat is! Round steak??? Expensive? Well, money was tight in those days, but still...

LoCo at 4:59PM on 07/27/07

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What was the one meal your mother made when you were little that you absolutely hated?

Yes! Ham steaks (or minute steaks) with mac and cheese from a box. I despised those dinners. That's probably why I stopped eating red meat at the age of 12.

superkb at 9:48AM on 07/26/07

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What was the one meal your mother made when you were little that you absolutely hated?

Salmon croquettes - I have no idea whatsoever why such a good cook like my mum would be so proud of something so thoroughly awful!

redmon4 at 10:18AM on 07/22/07

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What was the one meal your mother made when you were little that you absolutely hated?

Sweet and Sour meatballs - as a child, the idea that hamburger, so beloved in spaghetti and meatballs should be sweet and sugary seemed SO SO wrong.
Occasionally my mother also made what she called 'cheese dreams' - toast, melted cheese slice (a la kraft) with a piece of bacon on top. so full of vitamins! To this day I'm still convinced its her secret idea of a perfect supper.
She also made quiche with soupy pastry, and lamb with mint sauce that I thought smelled funny. But the worst by far were the meatballs.

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handtomouth at 8:58AM on 07/21/07

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What was the one meal your mother made when you were little that you absolutely hated?

@ Califchef- I am in tears. Not out of sympathy but from laughter. That is one of the funniest, nastiest food descriptions I've ever read.

I hated my mom's goulash. I won't eat anyone's verison of it to this day.

Wouldn't touch liver either. Dad forced me to try it one time and that was enough to keep me away for the rest of my life.

AuntJone at 5:56PM on 07/20/07

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What was the one meal your mother made when you were little that you absolutely hated?

Pot roast with macaroni. It was my chosen "veto." We only got one.

sawyerriley at 5:29PM on 07/20/07

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What was the one meal your mother made when you were little that you absolutely hated?

I hated liver too. My mom would say, "It's just beef!" but it smelled and tasted horrible. I didn't like meatloaf either.

But I was lucky--my mom was and is a fantastic cook and baker. She is just adventurous enough to keep everyone pleased, which is an enormous feat.

blush at 10:40AM on 07/20/07

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What was the one meal your mother made when you were little that you absolutely hated?

Very impressive, Calichef: that is truly the most disgusting description of food I've ever read. You have my sympathies.

ren at 3:09AM on 07/20/07

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What was the one meal your mother made when you were little that you absolutely hated?

My mother was a pretty good cook-- because she had to be! My grandmother could have figured out a way to screw up Eggo waffles. Unfortunately, I was raised by my grandmother.

Nana had a conglomeration she called eggplant caserole that was created using chunks of raw, peeled eggplant with crumbled saltines, chopped walnuts, grated cheddar cheese and heaven knows what else to create a white sauce with the consistancy of muscilage. Then this mess was baked to within an inch of it's life.

Once plated, it was an assault to the senses. A grayish mass with flecks of yellow under a canopy of very brown crumbs with a black edge would first turn your stomach through your eyes. The next stomach churner was the smell, a combination of hot yogurt and body odor. If you could get it past your nose the texture in the mouth was very similar to something which had already been eaten. The flavor was not unlike something that had already been eaten, either. That combination of salty, slimy, bitter, burnt and crunchy all with a lactic acid hit from the cheddar would really do me in. At least it tasted the same coming up as it did going down. Ooof.

Just thinking about it is causing a fine bead of perspiration to appear on my forehead.

Calichef at 1:06AM on 07/20/07

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What was the one meal your mother made when you were little that you absolutely hated?

I used to hate stir fry on rice. Now I love rice and stir fry and make it for myself all the time. So easy and tasty.

lisbear18 at 12:17AM on 07/20/07