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cportwine
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Posted: 1 Oct 2008 06:01 pm |
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Ok, I was thinking this last night, when making gulosh (spelling?) for my family. I am not suppose to have this cause it's made with hamburger.
So, I had already ate ahead of time. But, I was thinking this is what sucks the most about eating healthy and dieting. Is not being able to have certain foods that have almost became a tradition in my house.
This particular recipe is one my moms. I remember my dad making it whenever she wasn't going to be home for supper. Because it was the only thing he knew how to make, lol.
So, this got me to thinking about all the other things, like my moms homemade pizza, homemade chocolate upside down cake with half and half- to die for, her meatloaf and potatoes, enchiladas- that I would drink a huge glass of milk with, because it was so spicy.
So, it's no wonder we all have trouble changing our ways. With memories that surround certain foods, it's hard.
and it sucks....
So, thought I would throw this out there and see what everyone else thinks or if you can relate.
Last edited on 1 Oct 2008 06:03 pm by cportwine
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BEC950
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Posted: 1 Oct 2008 06:19 pm |
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I grew up in England and I remember eating lots of really bland and simple foods growing up. Some common dishes in our household were Shepard's Pie (just hamburger, onions with mashed potatoes on top), baked beans on toast, cheese on toast, cheesy baked beans on toast...I sense a theme 
My mom used to have a deep fat fryer and used my make french fries scratch, with fish fingers and baked beans...more beans eh?
On Sunday's we would always have a roast dinner (roast beef, Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes etc).
On reflection we at a lot of carbohydrate rich foods, and not that many fresh vegetables and fruits. That could explain why I am such a carb-a-holic now.
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cportwine
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Posted: 1 Oct 2008 06:40 pm |
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BEC950 wrote: I grew up in England and I remember eating lots of really bland and simple foods growing up. Some common dishes in our household were Shepard's Pie (just hamburger, onions with mashed potatoes on top), baked beans on toast, cheese on toast, cheesy baked beans on toast...I sense a theme
My mom used to have a deep fat fryer and used my make french fries scratch, with fish fingers and baked beans...more beans eh?
On Sunday's we would always have a roast dinner (roast beef, Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes etc).
On reflection we at a lot of carbohydrate rich foods, and not that many fresh vegetables and fruits. That could explain why I am such a carb-a-holic now.
You are really making me hungry. Shepard's pie, I could do without, but my husband loves it. I make it for him, once in awhile.
I really love a good roast. 
And french fries from scratch- - I have done that, and love them.
Yeah! I grew up with the four food group. Meat, bread, potatoes, and a veggie. We never had fruit, growing up.
Probably why I don't eat that much of it... 
It's funny how it affects how we are....
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MidgeH
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Posted: 1 Oct 2008 08:37 pm |
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Oh my I love Shepards pie. My mom use to make it deconstructed (and called it ground beef and gravy) because of my picky brother.
I was lucky because my parents were always into the organic, whole foods movement (even when I was a kid int he 70s) so I grew up with a vegetable garden so I love veggies now (even though knowing how veggies are supposed to taste sometimes makes it difficult to get the awful grocery store stuff down)
The bad news is that my parents were foodies - we ate lots of veggies, lots of grains, lots of homemade ethnic food (we were the only irish/polish people shopping at the asian market in 1975) lots of homemade sweets, lots of ... you get the idea. We ate balanced, but we ate A LOT.
My memories are of my mothers stew - the way she makes gravy would make you weep - dad's homemade pizza with tomato sauce made from the garden, chocolate drop stove-top cookies and fresh artichokes with lots of butter for dipping.
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cportwine
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Posted: 2 Oct 2008 08:15 am |
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MidgeH wrote: Oh my I love Shepards pie. My mom use to make it deconstructed (and called it ground beef and gravy) because of my picky brother.
I was lucky because my parents were always into the organic, whole foods movement (even when I was a kid int he 70s) so I grew up with a vegetable garden so I love veggies now (even though knowing how veggies are supposed to taste sometimes makes it difficult to get the awful grocery store stuff down)
The bad news is that my parents were foodies - we ate lots of veggies, lots of grains, lots of homemade ethnic food (we were the only irish/polish people shopping at the asian market in 1975) lots of homemade sweets, lots of ... you get the idea. We ate balanced, but we ate A LOT.
My memories are of my mothers stew - the way she makes gravy would make you weep - dad's homemade pizza with tomato sauce made from the garden, chocolate drop stove-top cookies and fresh artichokes with lots of butter for dipping.
Yep, we had a garden growing up. I still can't stomach store tomatoes,lol. I think everyone in towns knows that, cause someone is always giving me a supply of veggies.
I need to figure out a place to have my own garden...
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CrimsonAnimus
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Posted: 2 Oct 2008 03:46 pm |
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Mmm...memories. OK, I'll bite, but not literally.
Let's start with Grandma, LOL.
Growing up, we would often go to Grandma's house on Sundays after church to eat. She would alternate weekly between goulash and beef stew, which were both delicous, but wow, I loved the beef stew, with all its stew meat, carrots, potatoes, and pearl onions. Few things are more yummy than that. 
Sometimes, on Fridays, I would spend the night at her house. I would wake up on Saturday morning to the smell of homemade biscuits, sausage gravy, and fried potatoes, and I would often get breakfast in bed. That was awesome.
OK, now let's switch to Mom and Dad. 
Food was a big part of our family, and it would often consist of good-old fashioned country cooking (like meatloaf and chicken and dumplings), as well as good ol' classic American foods (like hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill with potato salad and pea salad), and plenty of Italian food.
Thanksgiving was a huge ordeal. We probably cooked enough to feed the neighborhood. Christmas was a big ordeal, too, and many December days were spent baking cookies.
Yay for food! I'm so glad that we have to eat to live - still working on the live to eat part!
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christyandmuddy
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Posted: 3 Oct 2008 02:55 pm |
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My mom wasn't much of a cook but she really did try. She was one of those people who read all the parenting books and made sure we always had meat, vegetables, bread and milk for dinner. Of course, the vegetables were Brussel sprouts a lot of times (yuck!! are these even still around?) and most of the meat dishes were pretty gross (like I said, she tried...but the cooking thing just didn't work very well for her). The only two things she made very well were spaghetti and lasagna. Yum!! She had to lay down the law that we could only have spaghetti once a week because I was always begging her to make it for dinner. I've been hooked on spaghetti and lasagna since I was a kid. Those are definately my weaknesses!
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 5 Oct 2008 07:43 pm |
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My mom made the worlds most basic foods; meat, potatoes, and pretty much bland versions of things like spaghetti, meatloaf, tacos. Frozen fish sticks. Buttery noodles. Every dinner had a meat, a starch, and a vegetable. We bought a half-a-cow at the butcher at a time, and it was kept in the freezer in the basement until we used it all up. Bless her heart, she had a hot dinner on the table every night and we ate together as a family. The only thing she made that I hated was pepper steak and those fish sticks. We never had an excess amount of food, we almost never went out for dinner and certainly never had delivered food. Yay mom. You weren't a gourmet, but I sure appreciate what you did for us.
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sweet kisses
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Posted: 7 Oct 2008 08:15 pm |
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Ever since I can remember my Grandma has made chicken and dumplings every time we go to see her and its usually one of the (many, many) dishes she makes for the holidays. They're absolutely delicious!! I can't eat them anymore, but now she makes a small pot for me with just the dumpings. And its still excellent. Pretty much all my great family memories include chicken and dumplings. Its a good thing my mom never perfected the recipe herself....I'd be eating it all the time. lol. (And prolly be gigantic because of it )
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