Do You Have Your Family Recipes?

May 19, 2008

Last week a few of us were talking about how difficult it is to get our parents' recipes. My mom and dad both tend to eyeball things, and when I ask them how much they usually say, "Eh, just a little, not too much."

Each time I go home, I watch my mom prepare dishes and take notes, sometimes even video. It's tedious, but I know that I now have those recipes in hand.

The family recipes mean a lot to me, and I was wondering how you felt about them. Are yours written down somewhere?

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darlene 5 years 9 h

My nana has recipes that I have yet to get

danielasg 5 years 1 day

we are the third generation of italian inmigrants in Chile..we have a lot of recipes that my great grandma used to prepared...simma,pesto a la genovese,some desserts,cakes..some soups,some cakes...

danielasg 5 years 1 day

we are the third generation of italian inmigrants in Chile..we have a lot of recipes that my great grandma used to prepared...simma,pesto a la genovese,some desserts,cakes..some soups,some cakes...

lil miss haley 5 years 1 day

My mum got me to learn how to cook for the whole family when I was about 13 so I learnt all her recipes, and as they are all eye balled measurements Iv adjusted them over time, and sometimes my dad now prefers my variations over mums!

bluebellknoll 5 years 1 day

I have been trying to get a bunch of recipes from my mom for the last few years. I realized that if I didn't get them they would be lost forever once she's gone. The hardest part of learning her recipes is that she does everything by taste so I have to guesstimate all of the measurements!The big test will be New Year's Day...I told my mom I would do all of the cooking (this is a huge deal for us Japanese folks). I'm nervous just thinking about it.

bluebellknoll 5 years 1 day

I have been trying to get a bunch of recipes from my mom for the last few years. I realized that if I didn't get them they would be lost forever once she's gone. The hardest part of learning her recipes is that she does everything by taste so I have to guesstimate all of the measurements! The big test will be New Year's Day...I told my mom I would do all of the cooking (this is a huge deal for us Japanese folks). I'm nervous just thinking about it.

ilanac13 5 years 1 day

there are some recipes that i have that i'm happy about but there are still a few that i'd like to track down since they aren't the most common of dishes to make.

emalove 5 years 1 day

My father is the most amazing cook I know, so I better get his recipes some day!!!!!!

hippiecowgirl 5 years 2 days

My mom and mother-in-law both gave me handmade recipe books with family recipes at my bridal shower. They're awesome although I haven't perfected everything yet.My dad makes amazing meatloaf. I've helped several times, but his favorite words are "until it looks right." :)

hippiecowgirl 5 years 2 days

My mom and mother-in-law both gave me handmade recipe books with family recipes at my bridal shower. They're awesome although I haven't perfected everything yet. My dad makes amazing meatloaf. I've helped several times, but his favorite words are "until it looks right." :)

leeluvfashion 5 years 2 days

Forgot to mention that my favorite family recipes were: - my grandmother's homemade meatballs with oninon. - my great-aunt's egg & potato salad. - my great-grandmother's tuna salad which my grandmother also made. - my mom's lasagna. - my cousin's ham & egg salad. My father also cooks however he doesn't really follow a set recipe; he always uses dumpling or soy sauce, red peppers, ginger zest, curry powder, rice or pasta, onion, garlic and tomato.

leeluvfashion 5 years 2 days

Forgot to mention that my favorite family recipes were:- my grandmother's homemade meatballs with oninon.- my great-aunt's egg & potato salad.- my great-grandmother's tuna salad which my grandmother also made.- my mom's lasagna.- my cousin's ham & egg salad.My father also cooks however he doesn't really follow a set recipe; he always uses dumpling or soy sauce, red peppers, ginger zest, curry powder, rice or pasta, onion, garlic and tomato.

leeluvfashion 5 years 2 days

I have some...My grandmother & great-grandmother on my father's side, wrote all the recipes down on idex cards; we have two index card tins full of recipes.However I do not have recipes from my mom or great-aunt. My great-aunt always eye-balled amounts (which she was terrific at) so we always have to guess (she never wrote them down and she is too old to remember them now.) My mom would write hers down if I asked; she has some wonderful dishes.

leeluvfashion 5 years 2 days

I have some... My grandmother & great-grandmother on my father's side, wrote all the recipes down on idex cards; we have two index card tins full of recipes. However I do not have recipes from my mom or great-aunt. My great-aunt always eye-balled amounts (which she was terrific at) so we always have to guess (she never wrote them down and she is too old to remember them now.) My mom would write hers down if I asked; she has some wonderful dishes.

megnmac 5 years 2 days

We made a cookbook on shutterfly with photos and put together all my mom's recipes, especially my greatgrandmother's cookies that we make every year at christmastime. It is really cool - comfort food like meatloaf and soups, my mom's potato salad, and everything we have shared and used through the years.

ShePirate2010 5 years 2 days

my family cannot cook so....no

cravinsugar 5 years 2 days

I have my fav recipes my mom makes, but getting recipes from my grandmothers' are another story. I have one for my maw-maw's famous rolls and chocolate pie, but my nanny doesn't use recipes, and she is at "an age" where she thinks it is silly to use recipes so the only time I get them from her are when I watch her cook, which unfort since I moved is not often. I do have one for her fried chicken, and she told me how to make her famous 14 layer choc cake, but I don't don't know how to make the delish fudgy icing. I am on a quest though!

nevadamtnbear 5 years 2 days

It's a little of both. We have written down most of the family favorites that are baking (i.e. eye balling a little more difficult). Most of the other items are just passed down from generation and to the next. I've learned to cook many of my husbands favorite things by cooking with his mom. Same with my mom (although she's the kind of lady that HAS to have and follow a recipe). I'm more of a free lance chef - I like to keep it loose and easy. But, I like the idea of a family cookbook. Maybe some other century when I have time I'll take a stab at that project.

nevadamtnbear 5 years 2 days

havok636 5 years 2 days

my family's recipes aren't written down, so i learned them over the years.

laellavita 5 years 2 days

there is just one special recipe in my family - my mom's great-aunt's pie crust. we even have a ritual: when somebody gets their own place for the very first time, their mother buys them the joy of cooking and writes the recipe on the inside cover

CrysDiaz06 5 years 2 days

My family doesnt keep recipes written down. I just learned them from watching as a kid and then eventually making them myself. Puerto ricans just know how much to put and when to put it.

sfbutterfly24 5 years 2 days

my mother is so a eyeballer that I think I might have to steal that video taping idea because writing it down would NEVER happen with her especially for things like pan con pavo mmm which she makes the best out of our WHOLE family!

chiefdishwasher 5 years 2 days

Frozen fish sticks...well done lamb...peanut butter. The only spice in my mother's kitchen was ketchup. I don't think so.

mayara 5 years 2 days

We don't have any kids yet, and much of what we make is improvised, but we've already started a "family cookbook", with recipes, guidelines we use for improvising recipes, etc, all in preparation for when the potential future kids want those recipes. It also is a great way to keep track of favorite recipes from other sources, such as online or some of our cookbooks, especially since we usually tweak them anyway, so just remembering where we got the recipe from isn't enough.

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