s/o What was the best food your mom made for you when you were a kid

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Mmmmmmmmmmmm... most of it was stuff that other people gag at, lol

-cabbage and kiebasa in the crockpot, with spicy chinese mustard, served with mashed potatoes
-kale and "smoked neck" <- I'm not even sure what that is! also in the crock pot

fried oysters
Peach cake (she still makes this)

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Anonymous wrote:Cheese and spinach soufflé. I had a little parrot when I was growing up, and on soufflé nights, he was allowed to eat at the table with us, because he loved it too. The dish was fantastic, but having the bird at the table made it even more special.

I love thinking of your parrot at the table!

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My grandmother used to make the best waffles I have ever had. To this day, I have still never had a better waffle. When she died, we found her recipe and found out why they were so good--she used melted lard.

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Chocolate chip cookies - right off the Tollhouse package, made with Crisco. So bad for you, but so good!

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When I was in college, my mom gave me a handwritten book of all of my favorite of her recipes. Cincinnati chili, spiced peaches, German pancake, fruit cobbler, shrimp spread and a few others. I pull that out whenever I need comfort food!

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Anonymous wrote:Chocolate chip cookies - right off the Tollhouse package, made with Crisco. So bad for you, but so good!

That's how my mom makes chocolate chip cookies, too, that recipe and Crisco. I don't like any other chocolate chip cookies as much as I like those.

My mom is not a great cook, but she made delicious cookies. My favorites were her ginger snaps, though they are really more like little molasses cookies. Chewy and sweet with a subtle ginger bite.

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Wok fried, Chinese lemon chicken.
Peanut butter brownies
Gooey bars ( any STL folks here? )
Baked ziti w/ hot Italian sausage
Hamburger casarole
The best turkey club sandwiches in my lunch, they were known far and wide in the school cafeteria

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Campbell's tomato soup and grilled cheese.

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Circle sandwiches. PB&J, cut in a circle. No crusts.

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Apple pie! My mom used to make the meanest apple pie. She used to make it from scratch and the crust was out of this world!

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Home made mac & cheese. Also rice pudding. She still makes them and they are always better than mine.

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"Special Milk" after school with homemade cookies. It was milk with an egg frothed in with a bit of sugar and vanilla and cinnamon. We all sat at the kitchen table and had our snack and talked about the school day. I have few better memories of childhood.

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Enchilada casserole.
It was soo fatty, but soooo good.

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My mom is not a good cook, but my grandmother was. She made the best borscht - with the sour cream blended in. I hated beets, but loved her borscht. Her galumpkis (stuffed cabbage rolls) were also very good.

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Julia Child's Beef Saute with Cream and Mushroom Sauce and Julia Child's Wild Rice. My mom gave me her copy of Mastering the Art of French Cooking but I haven't made anything yet (keep meaning to make Julia's Boeuf Bourguignon). My mom made it every Christmas Day. It was her nod to gourmet. I also loved her Porcupine Meatballs, her Betty Crocker Pizza made from a kit in a box, and her spaghetti with meat sauce.