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Posts tagged “memories”

My Father's Fudge Recipe

This is my father's recipe for fudge, written and illustrated in his own hand. I have many fond memories of standing on a chair next to the stove, stirring up batches of this fudge in our Revere-ware...

What Kind of Cuisine Did You Grow Up With?

I am very lucky to have a lot of friends from all over the world. I used to eat dinner regularly with a group that included friends from southern India, Colombia, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Honduras, ...

Kitchen Nostalgia: What Is the First Thing You Ever Cooked by Yourself?

I grew up spending many hours in the kitchen with various adults and have lots of happy memories of baking bread, rolling cookies and canning applesauce under their guidance. But one of my strongest ...

Preserving Memories: Kitchen Notebooks and Family Cookbooks

When you give a beloved recipe to a friend, do you ever think about how you will preserve your recipes for the next generation? Or perhaps how you'll remember to hold onto great recipes, in spite of a...