I’m always making new recipes, but there are some recipes from my childhood that I am still obsessed with. There are some smells and tastes that bring me right back to 9203 Moss Farm Lane in between homework and bedtime with Peter Jennings on the TV. I can smell some of these dishes and just feel like I’m in that kitchen again. I’m hoping my sister will back me up on some of these, but the things that bring me back are beef stroganoff, Swedish meatballs, homemade chicken noodle soup, yellow rice, clam spaghetti, beef stew, lime chicken, and Old El Paso taco seasoning. To this day, I will ONLY use Old El Paso taco seasoning, and when I open up the package, I have to close my eyes, smell the contents, and linger for just a moment to remember nights when mom & dad went out and we had tacos with our babysitter who let us watch TV until 9:30 at night!!
Another one of my old favorites is Loin of Pork in Red Wine. Growing up, my mom had a Helen Corbitt cookbook. I don’t know when it was published, but I’m pretty sure the pages were yellow even when I was a kid. When I got married, she copied a lot of her old recipes for me to make. As far as I know, the smell of this pork roast in the oven can cure whatever ails you. For me, it cures the Sunday night blues and makes it feel as if all is right with the world. Since we’re not big Super Bowl people, I wasn’t down with pizza and wings. I made this roast tonight, and it did not disappoint. The recipe does not exist online, so I scanned my mom’s original copy for you. We always add more wine than the recipe says, and I go ahead and put potatoes and onions right in the roasting pan with the pork. I love my mom’s assessment of this dish: “excellent”. She’s so cute.
2 comments:
Mmmmmmm. I feel ya, KT! :)
I actually just teared up a bit while reading this because I thought of my own family and the foods/smells/traidtions of our household. It's so weird to think that we are adults and have stresses and real lives. I hope that I have children and that I create a home where one day they are thinking back on their "home" with fond memories. :)
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