This was the question that was asked by my mother every day when we spoke. We both enjoyed talking about food.
She passed away in 2006. I miss someone asking that question.
So this is where I will tell whomever what I am making for dinner.
It has been that type of weekend. A lot of food memories. And shopping memories. I was out with my sister yesterday and I saw a dress that was so cute. My sister said that it was the type of dress my mom would have insisted on buying me. We were in another store and there was a shirt with pleats. We both said mom would have loved that!
Saturday I made my mom's Easter Meat Pie recipe. I actually double the recipe and ended up with 6 pies. I cut into one this morning and it took my breath away. It was just like my mom's.
Palm Sunday dinner was at my sister's house. She and her husband out did themselves.
We started with dandelion soup. I have mentioned many times on this blog that my sister makes the best chicken broth.
Next was Mary's Stuffed Artichokes. She has her mother's recipe down pat. Another good food memory.
Then we had a new entry... Ralph's Lasagna with Homemade Noodles. Forget about it. The meal could have stopped right there. Time could have stopped. If you are a regular reader you know my opinion about Homemade Pasta, last meal and all that. This melted in your mouth. But wait there is more.... he put hard boiled eggs in the lasagna! I have never had lasagna this good before, sorry to anyone else who has ever made lasagna but if you tasted this you'd agree. (Second favorite lasagna was the one my nephew made for Anna's First Communion, that was much lighter!)
Next was the Traditional Roasted Chicken Legs and Thighs with Potatoes. No Photo! Sorry but trust me it was really good. There were purple and red potatoes. And the chicken was so moist.
Dessert was my contribution. Limoncelllo Tiramisu. The recipe comes from Lidia's Italy and I found that recipe on epicurious.com. If I ever go anywhere and I have to bring a dessert this is what I am bringing. This was perfect. It was easy to make. It was light and everyone went nuts over it.
And a note about the wine. New favorite -
So that was our Palm Sunday dinner. It is a dinner that is filled with memories from past years such as -
"Where's the white meat? What do you mean there is no white meat!"
"Yes I think we should call an ambulance"
After meeting my niece's boyfriend, "Really, not all holidays are like this"
Ah memories. Sorry Heidi I am not adding a Streisand sound track here.
Let me start by saying that this was so good we are having the leftovers tomorrow night. The recipe is from Lidia's Italy. My mom use to make Minestra when I was a kid. The difference in her recipe, which of course I do not have written down, was that I do not remember her adding tomato to the base.
Lidia's recipe is fairly easy, it just takes time. This time, I made this about a year ago, I remembered to soak the beans the night before and I had bacon to make the Pestata.
The squash was from my sister's garden. It was very large. When I tried to weigh it whole I kept getting an error message!
Have you checked out the new Lidia's Italy site. You will find alot of good recipes. Tonight we had Soup with Bread and Fontina pasticiatta. It was like onion soup without the onions. It's a combination of chicken broth and cheese sandwich made with Fontina. Of course it was delicious. This sounds confusing. Just click the link on above and I am sure you would love this as much as we did!
I also made what might be a side dish for Thanksgiving. I found Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Feta Pie on Foodbuzz and gave it a try. This could be the winner for Thanksgiving side dish. It was simple to prepare. And it was very flavorful.
