What recipes were you most fond of while growing up?

15-Nov-21 19:28pm
BLACK LIVES MATTER
vegetarian chili an cornbread (yummy) - gives me the best memories while I was growing up - none of my parents could cookEdited 15-Nov-21 21:24pm
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15-Nov-21 11:47am
Carolyn7 P
My Mother's chocolate meringue pie. Also her sloppy joes and baked beans and potato salad all of which I have the special recipes for. I liked the stuffed steak also.
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15-Nov-21 01:04am
Dada WA
Haggis, black pudding, stovies, macaroni cheese, rabbit. Maybe a pheasant bought at the pub quietly. Many offal dishes that are shunned now.
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13-Nov-21 08:28am
EILEEN W 310556
In post war Britain, we ate whatever was served and my Nan made the most of whatever was available. She spent hours slow cooking dishes such as 'Spotted Dick', 'Black Puddings' and 'Rissoles' which have my grandchildren gagging at the thought. I loved 'Spotted Dick' for special occasions - a steamed suet pudding with currants or raisins in it and served with thick home made custard.
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- 15-Nov-21 01:05am
  Dada WA
  Was a fight in out house for the skin on the custard!
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09-Nov-21 19:27pm
mary c
Mum's pot brownies..just kidding. Mum's chocolate cake- still have her good old Edmonds cook book for any older kiwis out there.
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08-Nov-21 12:32pm
Wendy Q
My mum's chicken curry. She added extra sultanas in it. Yumm.
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- 08-Nov-21 14:17pm
  Christina C 466456
  Ooh that sounds really yum!
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08-Nov-21 10:57am
Darren S 116121
who couldnt go past fairy bread as a kid
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- 08-Nov-21 14:21pm
  Christina C 466456
  Wow fairy bread! Brings back a lot of memories :)
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08-Nov-21 10:20am
Debra F 499651
My Mom's cookies.
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07-Nov-21 23:09pm
Tina 423889
My mom normally. My grandma had great desserts though
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07-Nov-21 14:29pm
Christine M 323842
Porcupine balls with mashed potato.
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07-Nov-21 13:24pm
Wendy Q
Birds eye burgers, my favourite as a kid.
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07-Nov-21 05:11am
Grommie
yep Pav. but I had to hand beat the egg whites
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- 07-Nov-21 08:40am
  Christina C 466456
  That's a lot of elbow grease! I tried beating egg whites by hand for a pavlova once. Arms were really sore by the end of it. Result was yummy though :)
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06-Nov-21 13:43pm
Dada WA
Mum's stovies and macaroni cheese. Can manage stovies but not macaroni cheese. Need Scottish red cheddar for that.
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- 06-Nov-21 14:59pm
  Christina C 466456
  Can't go wrong with potatoes. They are the ultimate comfort food.
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06-Nov-21 12:48pm
APB
There is nothing like home cooking....that was the reason I left home! ...mum could bake...dad could burn water...I learnt to cook very early on...and later became a chef...self defence really..... Edited 06-Nov-21 12:49pm
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- 06-Nov-21 14:56pm
  Christina C 466456
  Aww haha. When you were a chef did you have signature dish that you were most fond of?
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- 06-Nov-21 15:17pm
  APBChristina C 466456
  I did this Dill chicken with ceremonial rice for an Indian restaurant...that was a massive hit....but no ...no signature dish
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06-Nov-21 11:42am
Lachelle B
We always had family over so it was more to do with what they brought over. Rotten corn, crayfish, hangi, paua (abalone), kina (sea urchin) and wild pig. I was scared of Julia Child and her cleaver, but loved Hudson & Hall and Graham Kerr.
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- 06-Nov-21 14:40pm
  Christina C 466456
  Yum! That reminds me a lot of family gatherings actually. Nan used to make a raw fish salad for gatherings and aunty sometimes would share a loaf of rewena bread. I love rewena bread! I should look for a recipe.Edited 06-Nov-21 14:54pm
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- 07-Nov-21 04:16am
  Lachelle BChristina C 466456
  Rewana is a Maori version of sour dough really. And I make raw fish with coconut cream, etc every Christmas. Oh the calories!
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- 09-Nov-21 19:30pm
  mary c
  oh hangi...miss it. When husband was in the army we would have sometimes- the best. Here in the Hutt there is a Market with pork boilup and Maori bread- omg so good.
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- 10-Nov-21 17:16pm
  mary c
  What is rotten corn??!
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- 10-Nov-21 17:20pm
  mary cChristina C 466456
  is Rewana also called fry bread?
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- 12-Nov-21 23:59pm
  Lachelle Bmary c
  No they are two different breads.
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- 13-Nov-21 19:07pm
  mary cLachelle B
  One of the Carers that looks after my husband was telling us about Raro doughnuts- dang that sound good. We greasing her up to make us some hehe.
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- 14-Nov-21 04:56am
  Lachelle Bmary c
  I've just gained a kilo reading your post, geez Mary lol.
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- 14-Nov-21 17:46pm
  mary cLachelle B
  haha shorree!
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06-Nov-21 10:16am
Christina C 466456
My dad was the noodle king ^-^ He always made the best noodles. Us kids used to look at him with puppy dog eyes when he made them. Mum used to make the yummiest chocolate coffee Birthday cake (she was a chef) and our family members still request it to this day. Many fond memories :)
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- 09-Nov-21 19:31pm
  mary c
  I would love to find a coffee cake somewhere. Yummy.
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- 13-Nov-21 08:51am
  Christina C 466456mary c
  it was a combination of coffee and chocolate cake. Mum used to add an espresso shot in place of vanilla essence which complimented the chocolate flavours beautifully.
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- 13-Nov-21 19:08pm
  mary cChristina C 466456
  oh how delish..sounds nice. Have you ever tried to make?
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- 14-Nov-21 07:24am
  Christina C 466456mary c
  No I havnt. I should ask her for the recipe.
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	What recipes were you most fond of while growing up?
	Christina C 466456	06-Nov-21 10:00 am
	Who cooked your favourite recipes while you were growing up? You don't need to share the recipe though you can if you wish. Just the name and why you were so fond of it. Was it your grandma with her famous mint choc slice? Your Dad who was the noodle king? Mum who made the best ever cookies? Which foods gave you the best memories?