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As a kid, what was the most delicious treat / meal that your Mom or Dad or Grandma or _?_ made?
Random & Fun / 1:04 PM - Friday February 03, 2012

As a kid, what was the most delicious treat / meal that your Mom or Dad or Grandma or _?_ made?

And now, as a an adult, do you still love whatever that delicious meal or treat was or have you given up searching for it cuz nothing has ever come close to the way your Mom (or other "Family Chef") made it?

- Asked by familygal, Female, Who Cares?, Other Profession

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To many of them but a true Wisconsin treat was carmalized onions with melted cheddar cheese over rye bread.

- Response by seasons4, An Retiree, Female, 46-55, Financial / Banking

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My mother was raised in Australia, where she learned to make leg of lamb roasted with potatoes like I have never ever had since by any other cook. It was truly wonderful, and when I met my husband it was his favorite dish too from her. She used to give me the small shank bone as a treat when it was ready. It was a perfect size "chop" for a child to have an appetizer. I miss my mother and her leg of lamb dinners. We have tried, but it doesn't come out quite the same.

- Response by rosekohn, Female, 56-65, Philadelphia, Retired

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McDonalds was the only Treat I ever saw.... Mom bake? ha Never.... Grand Ma was a woerld away...and Dad?? Who's that? Yep.... Good ole old fashioned Happy Meals....

- Response by boxer1, A Life of the Party, Male, 36-45, Self-Employed

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Blueberry Dumplings. My mother would make them for dessert on Sunday. She would make so much of it that we would have them for breakfast the next morning.

- Response by peanut1, Female, 56-65, Administrative

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My grandmother's fried chicken. DAMN that was some tasty stuff! I gain weight just thinking about it.

- Response by justpassingthru, Female, 46-55, Financial / Banking

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My grandma's pot roast is freaking awesome. Me and my mom can't figure out how she gets her carrots to taste so damn good. Her homemade cheese biscuits are my other favorite. She's an awesome cook. My favorite thing my mom makes is her broccoli and chicken casserole. Now I make it and ours tastes identical.

- Response by misskitty420, Female, 29-35, Student

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Dad could broil a steak, Oh man! & Mom made everything else.
Life was always good... and, mealtimes... were happy events.

- Response by fehkarfight, A Couch Potato, Male, 46-55, Who Cares?

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My Dad's spaghetti with meat sauce. I loved it. Still love it, but Dad doesnt make it too much anymore. Havent found a meatsauce as good as his but I'm still looking

- Response by youngfuddyduddy, Female, 36-45, New York, Who Cares?

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A dish we call stovies, its left over Sunday dinner to be honest all in one pot..iy is a dish that will have woman arguing on how it should be made properly

- Response by rumloverreturns, Female, 46-55, Glasgow, Other Profession

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I LOVED my Grandma's fried chicken.
I've tried and tried but I can't copy it.
I suspect it's because she used a cast-iron skillet that was about 40 years old and LARD.
I also loved her Sweet Potato Rolls.
I've made them but they weren't the same.

I wish I had written her recipes down. She didn't have any recipes. She just cooked from memory.

My mom couldn't cook for sh*t but she was really good at other things.
My dad didn't cook. Period.


- Response by jenny12, Female, 46-55, Other Profession

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Mom - Home made Raviolis!!!

Grandma - Home made Cavetellis!!

- Response by rafiki910, A Mr. Nice Guy, Male, Who Cares?, Boston, Body Work

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My little Italian grandma used to make homemade pizza. It was fantastic ...

I'm still a pizza fan .. but nothing has ever come close to hers.

- Response by mrscleaver16, Female, 56-65

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Peanut butter cookies fresh from the oven...Still my favourite indulgent today. Rosey

- Response by roseytalks, Female, Who Cares?, Tampa, Who Cares?

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YES! A cheese cake, but not sweet, salty and spongy!

- Response by argie, Female, Who Cares?, Boston, Who Cares?

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No-one could make a baked dinner like my mother. The wife come close, and that's good enough for me. My mother died when I was 26 and I sure miss those days..

- Response by oldman52, A Mr. Nice Guy, Male, 56-65, Sydney, Retired

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My father made the best macaroni and chees. My mom was famous for her pasteles and arroz con gandules with pernil, for Christmas or New Year's Eve (Puerto Rican meat dumplings, rice and pigeon peas, and roast pork).I have given up eating both because I get sick when I have pork, and I cannot have too many carbs these days.

- Response by amy1022, Female, 46-55, Teaching

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sweet potato pie

- Response by michellekia, Female, 29-35, St.Louis, Other Profession

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Mom is often GOD for her children. Even as adult we remember dishes made by her. After all, wherever you go , you will find the single SPICE MOM adds IS : Her Deep Love for her family !

- Response by vinubhai, A Mr. Nice Guy, Male, 46-55, Mumbai, Retired

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I loved her potato ommlette. I still make it a couple time a month.

- Response by frenchkiss49, Female, 56-65, Tampa, Who Cares?

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I love my mom, she's a great cook and she is the one who inspired me to cook. But I'm now a better cook than her, and anything she can make, I can make better - thats not arrogance or disrespecting my mother, its the simple truth, all my family members agree - I AM the "family chef" now...

- Response by xerxes, An Intellectual Guy, Male, 36-45, Washington, DC, Lawyer

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