Category: Childhood Foods

One of the most common things that my mom would make growing up were Greek meatballs. Keftedes, as they are known, are made from a mixture of ground beef and/or lamb, onion and/or garlic, oregano, bread crumbs, and eggs. My mom made them of lean ground beef. She would not include garlic in her mixture […]

This fall I began a bit of a food research project about mincemeat. As a child in rural Maine, mincemeat was something which was made every fall when my dad harvested a deer. We’d typically have a pie made of it at either/both Thanksgiving and Christmas time. I didn’t realize when I moved away to […]

It is that time of year again where I have lots of leftover ham. So I decided to make one of my winter favorites Scalloped Potatoes with Ham. I posted about making this recipe last year. This year’s version was a modified recipe with slightly different results. If you look at the photo you can […]

What do you do when you have 10 pounds of holiday ham leftover from the holidays with 2 adults and a fussy eating toddler? You make ham and scalloped potatoes! This dish has to be one of my absolutely favorites, right behind macaroni and cheese, from childhood. My version builds on the essence of my […]

This spring I got cabbage twice in my CSA box. One cabbage was the size of a basketball. I like cabbage a lot but it can be a challenge to use it. I made a nice batch of coleslaw, boiled dinner, and then steamed some with potatoes, onions and kielbasa. All these meals were super […]

This might seem like an incredibly simple thing to make but really good popcorn can be quite difficult to make. As a child, popcorn was a special treat that I had when my brother and I went to stay with my grandparents overnight. Gram would always make dinner for us. But after dinner Pa would […]

So I promised my coworkers lemon bars since I’m going to visit them this week. However, I got busy this weekend and ended up making them at 9pm last night. The recipe I was using comes from my grandmother and its really Lemon Pecan Bars. However I hit a couple snags when I went to […]

[singlepic id=242 w=320 h=240 float=left] When I was home visiting family earlier this month I had the opportunity have one of my absolute favorites from childhood: red hot dogs (aka red snappers). I sure you think I’m lost my mind when I say this is something I look forward to every year. However, hot dogs […]

One of the things I learned to make growing up with spanakopita. My maternal grandfather is Greek and this dish was a staple at family get togethers. Particularly in the summer time when there was more spinach than anyone knew what to do with. In the winter we’d shell out and make it with bags […]

My grandmother was a baked good goddess and luckily she shared all her recipes with me before she passed away. As a result, I can make all of the favorites which she made for family events. Some are regulars at my house like baklava and apple pie. However, others I don’t often make because I’m […]