Name Something Your Mother or Grandmother... | Pad Patter 10.14.16

Homemade rolls! It's a recipe that's been passed down for generations and now it's my turn to make them for family dinners especially thanksgiving.

 

My grandmas were both good cooks. One of my grandmas was Pennsylvania Dutch and would make us funnel cakes for breakfast. She called them Striebles ("streeblees"), which I think is the Southern German name for them. They would be served with that clear Caro syrup instead of regular syrup, which sounds weird but was delish. In retrospect, I see what a huge fat/sugar bomb this was but we LOVED them so much when we were kids.

My other Grandma was also from German roots and could could up some fabulous spaetzle but she married a second generation Italian and learned to cook amazing Italian food too. Her Braciole was to die for. She was also a big fan of the seafood boil and we would get together from time to time to steam/boil up a huge pot of lobsters, clams, shrimp, mussels, corn etc. etc. Not exactly a secret recipe, but such a fun family feast to tie on a napkin and dig in up to your elbows.

My mom made a mean chicken parmesan until she discovered that she was gluten intolerant (and chicken intolerant for that matter). I still try to recreate that but haven't quite recaptured the magic.