My mom makes/made the best.............................

[Meriweather]

lemon meringue pie
enchiladas
pound cake
shrimp salad
avocado dip!!!!
roast beef
gravy

 

[emmybee]

Flour tortillas! She isn't the best cook, but she can make awesome tortillas

 

[Kittyblue]

...quilts? flower arrangements? I love her, but she's a terrible cook. Extremely talented crafter, though. I could never make the beautiful things she has.

 

[MillauFr]

Terrine of Fois Gras

 

[tvguy]

wait till ya all retire and have a afternoon happy hour or coffee doughnut morning group....

Well, I am newly retired (July). The pandemic has kind of killed the chances of that happening anytime soon.

 

[chickapin parterre]

Well, I am newly retired (July). The pandemic has kind of killed the chances of that happening anytime soon.

well....then you need to move to Jeffersonian country.....oh wait...they are out of water and on fire north of you....because here on the border...it is pure Jeffersonian. more snakes in the sky then on daylight ground and , not proven factually, waiting for an intern...Yuma county where I live has a street that has more doughnut opportunities than any other city that is not a major metro like NYC...I know we have more doughnut shops on one street than harbor street.

 

[tvguy]

well....then you need to move to Jeffersonian country.....oh wait...they are out of water and on fire north of you....because here on the border...it is pure Jeffersonian. more snakes in the sky then on daylight ground and , not proven factually, waiting for an intern...Yuma county where I live has a street that has more doughnut opportunities than any other city that is not a major metro like NYC...I know we have more doughnut shops on one street than harbor street.

Well, I did see a photo of the fire damaged area in Jeffersonian Country, and a Trump flag survived the flames.

 

[amcnj]

Too many to name. A very good cook, which still causes me to often not be able to appreciate many restaurant offerings, as they are just not as good as what I was used to.

One specialty was Christmas cookies. She spent up to two weeks each year making them. One or two varieties a day, depending on how time consuming they were. Each was a winner. Huge platters containing a wide variety, and none were easy. I know because I have been trying to recreate them the past two years, though not nearly as many kinds. I always looked forward to them and loved eating them, but never really appreciated all the work involved till I tried making them.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

My mom makes/made the best.............................


In no particular order:
Potato salad
Rump roast (Sunday dinner with roasted potatoes & carrots)
Turkey stuffing
Gravy

 

[DVCjj]

Lazy pierogi

 

[chickapin parterre]

Lazy pierogi

There is a "pierogi race" at every home Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game. In the race, six runners wearing pierogi costumes race toward a finish line.

.....that must be one long race....I can't imgaine them making pass second base with their lack of exercise.

 

[JoanneAZ]

Giblet gravy on Thanksgiving

Meatloaf - made in a skillet on the stove with a tomato sauce and peas & carrots spooned over mashed potatoes. No ketchup in sight.

Fourth of July dinner. Country style pork ribs on the grill with killer homemade bbq sauce. Served with rice & pineapple tidbits (we always put the bbq sauce on this, too), and corn on the cob. Dessert was always strawberry shortcake with homemade biscuits.

 

[slo]

I love love love my mom’s Thanksgiving stuffing.

 

[Bianca and Bernard]

1) Potato Salad
2) Clam Chowder
3) Yorkshire Pudding
4) Lemon meringue pie

Fudge
Pumpkin Pie
Spaghetti Sauce
Green chile and spicy red sauces for smothered burritos

 

[izzy]

Coconut pie. With no recipe. I’m always in awe because I’m such a recipe follower.

 

[firefly_ris]

Baked ziti

 

[DVCjj]

There is a "pierogi race" at every home Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game. In the race, six runners wearing pierogi costumes race toward a finish line.

.....that must be one long race....I can't imgaine them making pass second base with their lack of exercise.

I have seen that race on the Chicago news.
so funny.

 

[Moliphino]

One specialty was Christmas cookies. She spent up to two weeks each year making them. One or two varieties a day, depending on how time consuming they were. Each was a winner. Huge platters containing a wide variety, and none were easy. I know because I have been trying to recreate them the past two years, though not nearly as many kinds. I always looked forward to them and loved eating them, but never really appreciated all the work involved till I tried making them.

My mom did that, too. She's cut back a lot in recent years and my sister and I have taken on some of the load.

My mom makes the best potato salad. With bacon, egg, vinegar and none of the extra vegetable stuff that drags other versions down.

 

[belle032]

Banana bread.

And I'll echo other posters - reservations!

In all honesty, she's a good cook but doesn't enjoy cooking. She was 1 of 7 kids so meals growing up were mostly out of necessity and what could be made cheaply.

 

[leahgoogle]

Banana Bread
Lasagna