Yes, I have been tagged...
by two people! I am feeling so loved.
So thank you Rebekah and Sunday School Rebel.
The assignment: name five foods, dishes or otherwise, that were part of your childhood, that you sometimes miss when nostalgia gets to you...
(drummer drumming...)
Number 5:
spiessbraten-- this is a German dish that my Dad learned from his brother. Basically, they tie up a piece of beef or pork and slow cook it on a spit over an open fire. It is so good. And even better cold the next day. I used to wrap leftovers in aluminum foil and carry it in a brown paper sack for school lunch.
Number 4:
cinnamon toast
My brother (10 yrs older than I) taught me this one. Mix cinnamon and white sugar. Toast your bread. Slather with butter and sprinkle the sugar mixture on top. Fold bread and stuff half in your mouth as butter drips all over your face. If any sugar falls off in the meantime, simply sprinkle more on top.
Number 3:
nerds cereal- grape and strawberry. Back in the 80s, Nerds candy was all the rage. I loved strawberry and grape and was excited to find their cereal version at our local grocery store- Jitney Jungle. They packaged it in two separate bags- so each box contained 2 flavors. Every morning before school for at least a year or two, I ate a bowl of grape followed by a bowl of strawberry. I never liked to mix the two. Talk about sugar rush!
Number 2:
sweet potato casserole- My Granny's version. We would go to my grandparents' place in NC every year for Thanksgiving. And my Granny made the best sweet potato casserole. I will post the recipe at the bottom in case you want to try it this year at Thanksgiving.
And Number 1:
mac n cheese out of a box- it has to be the Kraft Cheese and Macaroni kind. Some nights when I am really down and depressed (which hasn't been in a while) I can eat the whole box by myself. No wonder I gained so much weight after my divorce- so many years ago. Geez.
My Granny used to cook it and have it ready for us when we would visit her. Ya know, I am not too crazy about the made from scratch version of M & C... I mean, it is ok and I will certainly eat a good helping of it... but I am so in love with the box dinner that that is what I always cook.
My husband's favorite childhood food/meal was Mac n Cheese (my version) with a hamburger patty with a squirt of ketchup on the side. We used to make it quite often. We still have it at least once a month.
Sweet Potato Casserole(My Granny's recipe)
3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1 stick margarine (melted)
3 eggs, beaten
salt to taste (about 1/2 -1 teaspoon)
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla flavoring (or a little more)
1 cup Angel flake coconut
Mix well, spread in a baking dish (personally, I don't like the coconut and I am allergic so I leave it out)
Topping
1 stick margarine, melted
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup Angel flake coconut
2 cups crushed corn flakes
chopped nuts, if desired (pecans are best)
Mix well and spread over sweet potato mixture
Bake 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees
3 comments:
GREAT POST. Marilyn is right. These memes reveal so much about people's lives, other than just the food they like(d).
I almost went into a coma just READING the ingredients of the sweet potato casserole. But, it may well end up on my dinner table for Thanksgiving (without the coconut, too). Thanks for sharing.
I forgot all about cinnamon toast. Wasn't that the best as kids? And the sugary cereals we all consumed. Wow!
Like Rebekah, HOW COULD I FORGET ABOUT CINNAMON TOAST?! One of my absolute childhood favorites! When we were small, we had neighbors for awhile who lived at the other end of the block. I can remember that Mom making us sugar sandwiches. Margarine (people didn't splurge on butter in those days) slathered on gummy white bread, sprinkled with white sugar. I don't think I could gag one down now...but then? Heaven! :)
Hooray and good job, well done! And next time I spend the night, we definitely need to make some cinnamon toast! For the baby, of course, not us...I mean, we'll have to help her eat it...she can't eat it all by herself...
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