Ah, this was fun! My father-in-law had a recipe for Irish cream that I recreated the Christmas following his death. Fussy, many canned ingredients, but such a fun way to remember him. This has me wondering how my grandma's recipe cards (currently in my mother's possession) would fall out. Betty's salad, Dutch babies, those ham-and-cheese-on-Hawaiian rolls party sandwich trays. I make almost none of it now.
Yeah, it's striking how completely homemade food has evolved in a couple generations - for one thing, the availability of global ingredients / traditions has really changed how we cook. I am going to take another stab at Grandma's "brunch" bake, as I think I'm just an iteration or two away from something I'd serve guests, and it'd be a cool way to stay connected years later.
Ah, this was fun! My father-in-law had a recipe for Irish cream that I recreated the Christmas following his death. Fussy, many canned ingredients, but such a fun way to remember him. This has me wondering how my grandma's recipe cards (currently in my mother's possession) would fall out. Betty's salad, Dutch babies, those ham-and-cheese-on-Hawaiian rolls party sandwich trays. I make almost none of it now.
Yeah, it's striking how completely homemade food has evolved in a couple generations - for one thing, the availability of global ingredients / traditions has really changed how we cook. I am going to take another stab at Grandma's "brunch" bake, as I think I'm just an iteration or two away from something I'd serve guests, and it'd be a cool way to stay connected years later.
I loved your spread sheet! My grandma used to make sour cream cookies
I bet those would also be excellent - apparently it's a highly underrated baking ingredient.