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31. My Italian grandmother's pasta 'sauce" or some in my family called it "gravy"!

Wed Apr 28, 2021, 12:21 PM

Apr 2021

I can still see myself as a little kid, sitting at the table, eyeing that beautiful plate of pasta; and anticipating that first delicious taste!

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What was/is one of your favorite dishes made by a relative? [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Apr 2021 OP

Interesting OLDMDDEM Apr 2021 #1

🕯 Floyd R. Turbo Apr 2021 #7

Egg noodles, by my grandmother. I know, "how hard can that be?" mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2021 #2

awww electric_blue68 Apr 2021 #6

Lucky you. My mom made the worst ever egg noodles. Floyd R. Turbo Apr 2021 #8

My Polish grandma's poppyseed rolls. Diamond_Dog Apr 2021 #3

😋 Floyd R. Turbo Apr 2021 #9

Definitely grandma's cereal bowls. China and wedgewood are very over-rated. unblock Apr 2021 #4

There's one in every crowd! Floyd R. Turbo Apr 2021 #10

My grandma collected her dishes had I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #18

My grandma had quite the collection of dishes that never got used unblock Apr 2021 #26

That is pretty Demovictory9 Apr 2021 #38

you don't know how badly I wanted to collect my grandma's Fiesta Ware when she died OriginalGeek Apr 2021 #47

Pretty much the same kind of memories unblock Apr 2021 #48

Only a very few Fiesta Ware survived by the time my Gandmother died in 1969 csziggy Apr 2021 #57

I'd be happy with even one piece if I knew it was my grandma's OriginalGeek Apr 2021 #58

That's how I felt when I saw the pieces in the pantry csziggy Apr 2021 #60

Oh yes they are always looking to complete sets OriginalGeek Apr 2021 #62

Pastiztso electric_blue68 Apr 2021 #5

😋 Floyd R. Turbo Apr 2021 #11

yes, it is😁 electric_blue68 Apr 2021 #12

I got a few favorites I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #13

😋 Floyd R. Turbo Apr 2021 #15

I've got a few, too. Hard to pick just one. wnylib Apr 2021 #45

My mom's peanut butter or Toll House cookies. Polly Hennessey Apr 2021 #14

😋🍪🥛 Floyd R. Turbo Apr 2021 #16

I miss toll house cookies I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2021 #17

My grandma's blackberry cobbler and blackberry pancakes. Phoenix61 Apr 2021 #19

I love blackberry cobbler. wnylib Apr 2021 #46

Cooking was never a thing MuseRider Apr 2021 #20

Anything my mother made. She was a great cook. blueinredohio Apr 2021 #21

My father made Sicilian sausage at Christmas. So yummy. A hush would come over us as he Ninga Apr 2021 #22

Let's face it, nothing beats mom's cooking. Polly Hennessey Apr 2021 #23

My Mom's Lemon Meringue Pie, BarbaRosa Apr 2021 #24

Sauerkraut, lingonberry jam, gooseberry tart Wicked Blue Apr 2021 #25

My mom wasn't/isn't much of a cook Xavier Breath Apr 2021 #27

Same with my Mom. Not much of a cook overall, but I would kill for her fried chicken. Midnight Writer Apr 2021 #33

stewp....that what my grandmother called her chunky soup usually out of all the left overs.. samnsara Apr 2021 #28

My great-aunt's sugar cookies and my grandmother's julekake. Ocelot II Apr 2021 #29

My Mother RobinA Apr 2021 #30

My Italian grandmother's pasta 'sauce" or some in my family called it "gravy"! lucca18 Apr 2021 #31

My mother's spice cake with brown sugar frosting n/t TexasBushwhacker Apr 2021 #32

of course I have a list yellowdogintexas Apr 2021 #34

Moms vegetarian Shepherds Pie IcyPeas Apr 2021 #35

Sounds fun, and I love lentils! electric_blue68 Apr 2021 #44

My grandmother and her homemade candy. Niagara Apr 2021 #36

My wife's veggie lasagna with fried eggplant. n/t. NNadir Apr 2021 #37

My mother's potato dumplings made with raw, grated potatoes lillypaddle Apr 2021 #39

My Mom made the best Kugelis! Talitha Apr 2021 #40

My Grandmother's Sauerbraten and Dumplings. Mr.Bill Apr 2021 #41

I'm not big on sweets but my sister makes some good baklava Kali Apr 2021 #42

My grandmother's biscuits. Laffy Kat Apr 2021 #43

What kind of flour does she use? TexasBushwhacker Apr 2021 #51

I'll ask my sister what flour she uses. Laffy Kat Apr 2021 #54

KA pastry flour would work TexasBushwhacker Apr 2021 #56

Birthday Chalupas OriginalGeek Apr 2021 #49

I have 2. My Nana's Cornish pasties and my mom's apple/elderberry pie. catbyte Apr 2021 #50

My mother made a from scratch chocolate fudge rurallib Apr 2021 #52

Muscadine Jelly,fried chicken, and old-fashioned banana pudding Lars39 Apr 2021 #53

Mmmmm banana pudding........good stuff! GumboYaYa Apr 2021 #59

My grandmother's fried chicken. ShazzieB Apr 2021 #55

Mom's key lime pie - made every bit from scratch - except the sweetened condensed milk csziggy Apr 2021 #61

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