What recipes are "thanks Mom" recipes in your house?

[AvrilH]

Yesterday I whipped up that peppermint ice cream, promising it to the kids for dinner. Unfortunately, I had left me ice cream drum unfrozen and they were deeply disappointed.

I made the ice cream today - and it is GREAT! THe kids are going to flip.

Last time they really loved something was peach upside down cake last summser.

What are your kids' faves?

[DmOrtega]

Brownies, Italian soda's (they make their own now), Salisbury steak, roasted chicken, macaroni & cheese (either baked or boxed, depending on which child you talk to), Dutch Babies and Ice Cream bought from the "Ice Cream Lady" in the summer.

[SandyM]

I don't have kids, so I'm taking this opportunity to thank my own mom - for her Yugoslav Kifle recipe. It's a Christmas cookie - dough rolled into a small triangle; insert a mixture of chopped walnuts, sugar and sour cream. Roll it up like a crescent, roll the crescent in granulated sugar, and bake. It isn't Christmas at our house without them.

So for that, I thank you Mom!! :)

[Jewel]

Hmmm...let's see. I don't have kids, so I don't get a 'Thanks Mom!' from any real children. I feed the dogs, who behave LIKE children, but I never get a 'Thanks Mom' from them, even though we spend $30 per bag on Lamb & Rice Science Diet instead of $10 per bag Safeway Kibble. Instead of 'Thanks' I generally get a look that says 'It's still not ham, so try again...' :rolleyes:

I feed my husband, who also behaves LIKE a child, but if he ever said 'Thanks Mom!' he'd sleep alone that night and he knows it, so usually I get a 'That was wonderful, my Jewel, you did it again!' ( :D )

So I guess I could think like Sandy and thank MY mom for a dish that she made that I really love. Hmmmm...let's see... :confused: Nope! That ain't gonna work either! :p Guess I can't play!

[lhall]

Seeing as though my oldest is not quite 4...

Chicken and fries, fast food or frozen & Kraft Mac & Cheese!:D :D

Actually she likes any kind of pasta. Spaghetti with tomato sauce, alfredo sauce, pesto sauce doesn't matter.

Pizza's good too. We've been making our own every once in a while and she likes to help.

Of course, we haven't made it to the "Thanks Mom," yet. We've gotten down the "May I be excused," part, but last night she lost all her candy for the week because she wouldn't stop playing or eat with her fork instead of her fingers. (She was so excited after Halloween because she got 1 piece of candy a day:D, and she's still got some left *hehe*)

Today the baby (12m) likes carrots and bananas, or just about anything at daycare instead of at home for mommmy (the little stinker). She drinks juice from a cup at school, eats lunch great at school, and even uses a spoon at school!!!

Leigh

[SandyM]

Originally posted by Jewel
So I guess I could think like Sandy and thank MY mom for a dish that she made that I really love. Hmmmm...let's see... :confused: Nope! That ain't gonna work either! :p Guess I can't play!

Girlfriend, you made my night! :cool:

[KelLeg]

Snickerdoodles, chocolate chip cookies, spaghetti with meat sauce and tacos. Mac and cheese (boxed) from my DD and pasta. Nothing too exciting! Oh yes, my DS does like a CL recipe for chipotle chicken pasta.

[AvrilH]

Jewel: you always have the best responses! :D

and sandym: What a great thread idea! I will just thank my mom for being an all-around great cook, and passing her love of the kitchen to me.

[LaraW]

I don't have kids either, but some things that I remember from my Mom are her chocolate chip cookies and her lasagna. Those were/are things that I always look forward to having when I visit her, and I can't quite duplicate. Guess I don't have her touch!

[JHolcomb]

Well, I don't have kids (though, like Jewel, DH will behave like one on occasion) and my mom dosn't cook, so how about "thanks, grandma." Her chocolate chip cookies, made w/Jell-o vanilla pudding believe it or not, are out of this world. And her sauerkraut! My other grandma's biscuits and her pies. Any pie.


Jewel, your response about DH sleeping on the couch if he ever said thanks, mom cracked me up because it reminded me of one of my fave Seinfelds where Jerry says something totally bizarre and inappropriate about his girlfriends panties and she breaks up with him.

[NydiaC]

My thanks are to MY mom for cookie dough of any kind, spagetti and "pizza" meat balls, beef burgandy, and her cuban black been soup. YUMMMM! :D

[gertdog]

No kids of my own, but the hits with the kids I babysit for are homemade pizza (I learned how to toss the dough to entertain them), fruit smoothies (which they think is an exciting bad-for-you breakfast... how wrong they are!), and the wheatmeal peanut butter cookies from Martha Stewart.

[Wendy w]

No kids in my house either but I do get thanks (by excitement and lots of howling) from my roomie's dogs when I make my famous (to them anyway) chicken skin and gut broth which I put over their IAMS less active (their way of saying lazy) formula. You dog moms should try it as an occasional treat.

Cordel, the cockatiel loves the tumeric rice from the local Indian takeout. Whenever he smells it, he comes over and helps himself to my plate.

On the serious side, my 12 year old nephew loves roasted broccoli. At a family dinner, he kept asking when we could eat and we were all marveling at a kid who actually asks to eat his vegetables.:D

My Mom, not being much of a cook used to make the following recipe on very special occasions and I still make it. It is wonderful. I posted this a long time ago. Enjoy!

CORNISH HENS SUPREME

2 Cornish game hens (about 22
oz. each), thawed
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
3 Tbsp. butter
1 medium-size onion, chopped
1/2 lb. fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/2 c. dry white wine or chicken broth
2 medium-size tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced
1/3 c. sour cream or unflavored yogurt
1 Tbsp. flour

Cut hens in halves, lengthwise. Sprinkle lightly with
salt, garlic salt and pepper. Arrange in Cook, Bake and Serve
lasagna dish. Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees for 40 minutes.
Meanwhile, melt butter in a frying pan. Add onion and mush-
rooms; cook, stirring for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat
and stir in wine and tomatoes; pour over hens after they have
roasted 40 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and
continue roasting, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until tender.
Remove from oven. Blend sour cream or yogurt with pan juices
and cook to thicken with flour. Serve with hens.

[sneezles]

Well, my kids say "thanks for dinner, mom" every night but their eyes bug out when it's pizza, b-b-q, chili, biscuits, and any kind of dessert.

[BlueMoose]

Originally posted by Wendy w
No kids in my house either but I do get thanks (by excitement and lots of howling) from my roomie's dogs when I make my famous (to them anyway) chicken skin and gut broth which I put over their IAMS less active (their way of saying lazy) formula. You dog moms should try it as an occasional treat.



MMMM.........Casey says that sounds delicious! In my house, my dog is the only one who is always appreciative and eats what I make for him with pleasant enthusiasm. I cook all of his food for him. Even though he can't say "thank you" with words, he expresses his thanks with tail wags, happy eyes, dancing feet, and the drool that runs out of both sides of his mouth. You would think that DH would learn from him and realize that I might cook more if I got a "thank you" or something other than dirty dishes left on the table. My DD only likes it when I make something containing large amounts of sugar and chocolate. :rolleyes:

[NydiaC]

I forgot to mention Mom's cherry chicken that she would only make on special occasions. Now that I'm I'm a grown-up I make it every chance I get. :D


I love being a grown up!!!!!

[Wendy w]

Originally posted by BlueMoose


MMMM.........Casey says that sounds delicious! In my house, my dog is the only one who is always appreciative and eats what I make for him with pleasant enthusiasm. I cook all of his food for him. Even though he can't say "thank you" with words, he expresses his thanks with tail wags, happy eyes, dancing feet, and the drool that runs out of both sides of his mouth. You would think that DH would learn from him and realize that I might cook more if I got a "thank you" or something other than dirty dishes left on the table. My DD only likes it when I make something containing large amounts of sugar and chocolate. :rolleyes:

At least you have someone in your house that appreciates your cooking. I'm sorry that your DH hasn't learned from him.

[Little Bit]

Originally posted by NydiaC
I forgot to mention Mom's cherry chicken that she would only make on special occasions. Now that I'm I'm a grown-up I make it every chance I get. :D I love being a grown up!!!!!

Would you mind sharing the recipe? It sounds divine! :)

[NydiaC]

Originally posted by Little Bit
Would you mind sharing the recipe? It sounds divine! :)

It certainly is! The recipe is at home, so I'll post it later this evening. I could probably do it by memory, but since I never measure things on "tried-and-true" recipes anymore, I don't think I could do it justice. ;)

[Wendy w]

Chrissi,

Another use for the chicken skin and gut delight that Casey might like is pureeing it, heating it and serving over Frosty Paws. Peggy and Lucie absolutely love their chicken gut and skin "sundae". :D

[ellielk]

My children are adults but they still love my recipe for split pea soup that I got from my mother. In fact, they requested it for Thanksgiving along with chopped liver, deviled eggs and egg nog.

[sal]

DS age 4 loves my "bazanga" (lasagna), dd age 8 loves chicken noodle soup, homemade or canned double noodle. Dear doggie will take anything w/ a big smile! sally

[jrichards]

My mom is quite the cook now, but when I was growing up she never cooked. We went out to eat all the time. Our joke was that she taught her kids how to order. : )

However, I always loved her BLTs.

DmOrtega - How do you make your own Italian soda??