Category Archives: Foods From Childhood

Update — How Thanksgiving went and upcoming events

Oh my! I realized I forgot to update you guys about how my Thanksgiving meal went! Silly me! It was a good meal, overall. It was my first time cooking a turkey… which was definitely an adventure! I decided to … Continue reading

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Experimental Cooking and other things…

So tonight is more experimental cooking. I am mixing beef, yellow curry mix (with Jamaican flair), onions, orange bell pepper, frozen mixed veggies, cream, and flour (thickener) and making some kind of curry-ish-gravy to put over rice. I am not … Continue reading

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The BEST bowl of malt-o-meal EVER

Okay, So I know this isn’t the best topic to start with, but I can’t get it off my mind. Tonight I am home sick, and didn’t feel like making a proper meal. The only thing that caught my eye … Continue reading

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Foods from Childhood: Mamma’s Apple Pie Filling

Okay, here you go! Here is the pie recipe I have been promising you. Smelling or baking it takes me back to my childhood, stirring crust, rolling out the crust, and using the apple-corer-peeler to bake pie with my Mamma. … Continue reading

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Foods From Childhood: Grandma Bennett’s Simple Pie Crust

Before making any pie, you need to start with the right crust. My mamma used the same pie crust for berry and fruit pies. She learned the recipe from her Mamma. It was simple, used few ingredients, and was really … Continue reading

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Foods from Childhood: Mamma B’s Quick-n-Easy Chocolate Pie

Hello, family and friends! My Mamma’s Apple Pie recipe is still coming soon. I keep forgetting to grab my hand-written cookbook to get it. I have yet to memorize it. To make up for it, I am featuring my Mamma … Continue reading

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Pie season

As my husband has aptly pointed out, we are entering pie season. The photograph my mamma flaunted on a certain social network made me think of it, too… and made me wish I had dropped in on my family yesterday … Continue reading

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Frybread Recipe

In which I try to explain how to make frybread. Continue reading

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Foods From Childhood: Dad’s Country(?) Fried Chicken

Headed over to a friend’s house tonight for dinner, and I was wondering how to prepare the chicken I offered to bring. The other part of the meal consists of cheesy potatoes, so I wanted something tasty and goes with … Continue reading

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I can’t think of a fitting title…

A tribute that I can’t find a good title for. Continue reading

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