I can make almost all the sauces & dips here, and I bake my own bread/baguettes, so I will most certainly experiment with these recipes.
(Friends brought me a handful of sad looking eggplants they'd bought at a roadside stall, three days ago: it made great baba ganoush but I will need fresher ones for your recipe. Hopefully, the fates/friends will deliver.)
You're so welcome, Jan! The sauces for these recipes are straightforward. Glad to know you have what you need in your pantry. Not bad for being in the 'boondocks'!
Fingers crossed that friends show up with aubergine gifts!
Thank you for sharing the interview with your mom. It’s interesting to me that you helped cook for the family being the youngest (similar to your mom’s experience?). I’m an only child and was raised by a single mom. The only home cooked meal I distinctly remember was rice with steamed broccoli and fresh lemon from the tree in our yard. We did eat out a lot (using the Entertainment coupon book) and tried many kinds of ethnic foods. Cookbooks were a revelation to me because they taught me to cook the foods I wanted to eat. I’m curious what meals I make that my kids will continue to make as adults.
Your mom gifted you a diversity of flavors. That's what got you going. I don't know if my mom had a strategy in mind. She did know what she tasted good to her.
We never know what our food legacies will be like. So let's keep cooking, eating, and sharing. It'll be cool for you to eventually experience what you're seeding in your kids.
Nice interview and fun recipes. Thank you!
I can make almost all the sauces & dips here, and I bake my own bread/baguettes, so I will most certainly experiment with these recipes.
(Friends brought me a handful of sad looking eggplants they'd bought at a roadside stall, three days ago: it made great baba ganoush but I will need fresher ones for your recipe. Hopefully, the fates/friends will deliver.)
You're so welcome, Jan! The sauces for these recipes are straightforward. Glad to know you have what you need in your pantry. Not bad for being in the 'boondocks'!
Fingers crossed that friends show up with aubergine gifts!
Yes, almost anything sold in bottles, pots and tins I can buy online - and indeed, fingers & toes are firmly crossed.
Thank you for sharing the interview with your mom. It’s interesting to me that you helped cook for the family being the youngest (similar to your mom’s experience?). I’m an only child and was raised by a single mom. The only home cooked meal I distinctly remember was rice with steamed broccoli and fresh lemon from the tree in our yard. We did eat out a lot (using the Entertainment coupon book) and tried many kinds of ethnic foods. Cookbooks were a revelation to me because they taught me to cook the foods I wanted to eat. I’m curious what meals I make that my kids will continue to make as adults.
Your mom gifted you a diversity of flavors. That's what got you going. I don't know if my mom had a strategy in mind. She did know what she tasted good to her.
We never know what our food legacies will be like. So let's keep cooking, eating, and sharing. It'll be cool for you to eventually experience what you're seeding in your kids.