What is the most treasured recipe handed down to you?!
What is the most treasured recipe handed down to you?
What food is it, and who gave it to you. You don't have to give the recipe unless you wish to share. I was curious, because many of us have been fortunate to be given special recipes by dear family members or close friends. If you would like to share, I thank you.
Answers: My grandmothers Christmas Cake recipe. It was given to her by her mother-in-law when she was a new bride and before that it was in my grandfathers family for at least 4 generations. I asked her to write it down for me about 10 years ago and I'm very glad she did because shes gone now and I'm the only one who thought to ask fo it. If I hadn't it would have gone to the grave with her. It's either the Butterscotch Cookies or the Winter Fruit Salad recipes that were first my grandmother's then her daughters and now all of us grandchildren/cousins. And the great grandkids all enjoy both recipes also.
In fact, I made the butterscotch cookies for my aunt's 70th birthday party at request! Waldorf Astoria Red Velvet Cake My great-grandmother was from Toledo, Spain.
I have her recipe for Enchiladas Lorenzo that I make for my family occasionally. That, and her Salsa Chile Verde. It makes my mouth water, just to think about these two wonderful recipes. These recipes have been in the family forever, and I am passing them on to my descendents, also. My grandma's goulash. She fed me that after my folks passed away because she thought I was too skinny. It had green olives in it. I finally found a very close recipe just last year. When my sister brought home an elvis haired cajun from Lake Charles,pregnant from involvement of a missippi wafflehouse relationship, little did I realize the impact that had on my life. He taught me how to make a proper roux,how to boil crabs, Zatarain's,file powder, the whole nine yards. His dad taught him the recipe and he passed it on to me. It is much more than a recipe as it is a technique using quality condiments,cooking ability, and tossing down a few cold ones all in the process.To this day I can make a Gumbo that will make yall pull up stakes and move to mexico. I Garontee!!!!!!!!!!! I have two that are very dear to me....one from each of my Grandmothers who are no longer with us. The first is a German Pork pie that we used to eat on Christmas morning...it was from my Grandma Garrick....the other is my Grandma Chesters' Orange candied walnuts....
Both are treasured and I share them with my family every year. My FIL's german potato salad..yummy.. Louisiana shrimp gumbo with okra. My mom's walnut torte - it's so decadent.
My baba's (grandma) herring sauce for Ukrainian Christmas (doesn't taste like herring at all, just yummy).
My husband taught me to make Sarma - he's from Europe.
Homemade chicken noodle soup like my mom's. Her pickled beets.
Ah, there are lots. I'm descended from wonderful cooks! I'm getting there!