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Do you remember the first dish you ever cooked?
I was about 6, i think, and I made 'pies' with blueberries and, for crust, white bread pressed flat into poached egg tins. I made them outside, crouched on the sidewalk.
Recipes You've Never Heard of Outside Your Family
My grandmother and grandfather (a minister) were newly weds in the Great Depression and had to get creative one Christmas eve when there was absolutely nothing in the house to eat but elbow noodles, canned mushrooms, and 'government cheese'.
We have had that meal (and only that meal - nothing to go with) every Christmas eve since then. It's not a novel dish in itself but having it has meaning, even though that my grandparents are long deceased.
Oh glorious day! Oh wonderful year! Oh lucky me! I finally, finally, finally get to host Thanksgiving. I banish thee jarred gravy (tell me about your single favorite dish)
Chess Pie!! I haven't heard anyone mention chess pie in 20 years!
I LOVE chess pie, but can never get the family to break away from pumpkin and apple. Gone are the days when i made 4 pies just to get the two I like.
