Liz HughesGastronomic Memories
January 6th 2011 22:26
Have you ever taken a bite of food and soared back in time to a memory or place that is special, sad, wonderful or distressing? For me, food has always played a major role in my life. My Mom was an accomplished home chef and I spent hours with her in the kitchen being a faithful assistant. I helped with cooking dinner, baking breads or cookies or creating beautiful birthday cakes for me and my sister.
I grew up in New York City but my parents also owned a small home in eastern Long Island. Here my gastronomic education included fresh produce from my Mom's garden and local seafood and fish. The list of creations included Manhattan clam chowder, cold curried zucchini soup, blueberry buckle, peach kuchen, macaroni salad and chocolate zucchini bread.
I now have two of my own children and we spend a lot of time in the kitchen together. Right now their favorite food is creations they've made on their panini grill which they received for Christmas. I am sure that they too will have their own food memories one day.
In this blog I hope to familiarize you with certain recipes that mean a lot to me. I hope that by sharing these recipes, you will enjoy these dishes as much as I have. Perhaps these new recipes, will add to your own memories of special occasions.
I've included a link to a blueberry nectarine buckle at the top of this article. The nutmeg and fresh whipped cream are essential!
I grew up in New York City but my parents also owned a small home in eastern Long Island. Here my gastronomic education included fresh produce from my Mom's garden and local seafood and fish. The list of creations included Manhattan clam chowder, cold curried zucchini soup, blueberry buckle, peach kuchen, macaroni salad and chocolate zucchini bread.
My family on Eastern Long Island
I now have two of my own children and we spend a lot of time in the kitchen together. Right now their favorite food is creations they've made on their panini grill which they received for Christmas. I am sure that they too will have their own food memories one day.
My daughter preparing to cook
In this blog I hope to familiarize you with certain recipes that mean a lot to me. I hope that by sharing these recipes, you will enjoy these dishes as much as I have. Perhaps these new recipes, will add to your own memories of special occasions.
I've included a link to a blueberry nectarine buckle at the top of this article. The nutmeg and fresh whipped cream are essential!
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