I love my mom's - (dish) (chicken, meatloaf, taste, chili)

[Vectoris]

I feel very lucky to have grown up with a mother who was a great cook. I remember as a youngster, going to friends's houses and just dreading being asked to stay for supper. It just wasn't the same, and often it was quite awful!

I have a friend who thought the correct way to make toast was to toast it till it was black and then scrape off the black bits. Why? Because that's how his mother did it

[aquietpath]

I pride myself on being a pretty good cook, but no one can make stuffed cabbage the way my mom did. Not even me.

[pumpkin5]

Chocolate Pie
Chicken pastry
Stuffed peppers
German Chocolate cake
potato salad
Fried chicken (so good best I've ever had)
Petty much everything she cooked she just has the "touch". She doesn't cook as much now in her 80's but so many good food memories

[wideworld]

Originally Posted by Vectoris

I feel very lucky to have grown up with a mother who was a great cook. I remember as a youngster, going to friends's houses and just dreading being asked to stay for supper. It just wasn't the same, and often it was quite awful!

I have a friend who thought the correct way to make toast was to toast it till it was black and then scrape off the black bits. Why? Because that's how his mother did it

LOL. The first time I saw that was in uni housing in England. EVERYTHING was salvagable (tar-black toast, sausages that lit on fire in the oven and set off fire alarms...). Cracked me up to no end

[gizmo980]

Since "elston" asked (via rep point), the kugel I was referring to is a sweet one - mostly just cottage cheese, cinnamon, raisins, etc. It's actually my step-mother's recipe, so I'll share once I remember where I stashed it.

Here's a comparable recipe from online: http://theshiksa.com/2012/05/18/sweet-lokshen-kugel/
This one is a bit different, but I like the idea of using cherries! http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2008/...-noodle-kugel/

[mrs.cool]

My mother was a lousy cook, BUT there were a handful of things she could make. Her goulash wasn't bad, her chili was okay except she put kidney beans in it! Blecch. But as far as "I love my mom's..." Nope. There's nothing I would ask her to make.

[PinaCarlotta]

flour tortillas
potato salad
rice
pinto beans with salt pork
refried beans
chorizo and potatoes
stuffing

I've tried to do a few of the above, but even the easy ones just aren't the same.

[Ohiogirl81]

Pie crust
Apple pie
Lasagna
Beef stroganoff
Cake frosting
Date nut bread
Chocolate chip cookies
Sour cream coffee cake
Potato and macaroni salads
Vegetable beef soup

[EnricoV]

I have to admit my mother is not a good cook. Mostly, I think, because she doesn't enjoy it.

That said, she makes the best darn macaroni salad ever. I would kill for it.
I love her cole slaw. I love the fruit salad she makes.
Hmm ... interesting that it's all salads.

But to prove I like more than salad, turkey stuffing is perfection. Oh, and she makes great deviled eggs.

[tweetyluvzme]

Chicken and Noodles
Goulash
Spaghetti
Pot Roast
Enchilada Casserole
Fried Chicken, which she HATED making but we all loved it
Sandwiches of any kind, they always taste better when she makes them
Beef Strogonoff
Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter meals