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Comments (10)Sounds yum Michael and reminds me of many meals eaten at my maternal grandmother's home after church. Miss that happening. Suzy, I did everything within my power to avoid burst pies, and managed to avoid it this cold snap. Still hubby dealt with burst pipes for work all week long. He's exhausted. It does seem to be at our breaking point for winter here, cherry blossoms and crocus aren't far off. I'm still trying to decide on my sunday supper; either I'll have the tarragon chicken I suggested to g with roasted potatoes (but I don't think I will be hungry enough for that), chicken livers and mushrooms served up with scrambled eggs (a comfort dish from childhood, and actually, it's really tasty), or garlic shrimp served up with crusty bread. I may make the lemon custard dish ann t has shown every now and again on the cooking forum, but I am also considering coconut creme brulee. The lemon dish is about 120 calories per serving. I haven't figured out the coconut one yet. But I sure won't have chicken livers, eggs and dessert, that'd kill the diet for certain! I'm down 33 pound still, but no farther. I guess I should give up dessert, but I don't wanna!...See MoreSunday Dinner?
Comments (6)I grew up in an Italian family and Sunday was THE day for dinner (supper). Grandma Vittoria started early -- probably before sunrise; we never knew -- none of us were ever up before her. There was always pasta and usually 2 or 3 kinds and always including spaghetti. There was always at least two sauces - a light sauce and a husky meat sauce. The meat sauce wasn't "ragu" (tomato base with ground meat); the meat sauce was made meaty by the addition of meatballs, sausage, pork-something-or-other (we LOVED pigs' feet) and/or bracioli (we called our Sicilian version braccioloni -- others call it farsumagru -- and it included sausage, peas and whole eggs). Sometimes there were some special sauces and pasta amendments: a fish sauce that was out of this world, a sauce of simply toasted bread crumbs (yummmmm), sometimes just olive oil and garlic. There were never any pestos nor cream sauces nor anything with butter. On the better days, we had a full platter of meats -- the meatballs, the sausage, the braccioloni, the pork thingies that were pulled from the sauce before the sauce was brought to the table. Sometimes, we had fried meat after a light pasta. The pasta was the "primi", the meat the "segundi", much as you find in the better Italian-American restaurants today. The meat was exactly that -- "fried". It was some inexpensive cut that was thin sliced into cutlets and then beat into scallopines and then fried fast and furious in olive oil. Sometimes great, sometimes chewy. There was always loaves of fresh-baked bread (or at least what was left of loaves after we ripped them all apart for dipping in the sauces while they were cooking in the kitchen). Salad was there but I'm sure I didn't eat much of this "silly" food when I was a kid. Dessert was a wonderful mix of fresh fruit, some of it from grandpa Ambrogio's own trees in the yard. And believe it or not, I grew up a very skinny kid. Joe...See MoreYour Sunday Dinner time to eat!
Comments (2)We have our main meal about the same time every day--7 p.m. When we worked, I didn't get home until 6 so it's still a habit. Also, by eating later DH doesn't snack all evening. Grew up like you. Sunday dinner after church. Same menu every week. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, a vegetable or two (depending on the season) and home-made yeast rolls. Only thing that varied was the type pie mother made. My favorite was banana cream. Made her own crust using lard and it was flaky and delicious!!! Once in a while we'd have cake--all made from scratch. That was back when cake mixes first came out and most cooks looked their noses down on them! LOL!! Sunday evening my dad cooked--he made popcorn!!...See MoreWho misses Michael's Sunday Dinners post?
Comments (12)Congratulations Michael!!! What a sweet looking little guy. I understand why your priorities don't include food pictures, but you are the one that spoiled us. Maybe an occasional food picture or occasional baby picture? Or, we would like it if you would just pop in to say hello. Thanks for the recipe. I'm going to give it a try for next Sunday's after church dinner. Linda...See More- 8 years ago
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