After our last meeting, the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pans decided to go for a different kind of theme. Instead of choosing a country or a region, we went with something we all knew and loved: family recipes.
It was a little bit difficult for me to think of something to make since so many of my mom’s recipes were HER mom’s recipes, and thats what my mom would be making… so I had to think of a truly “mom” recipe. One fun thing about this meeting of the Traveling Pans was that it was on a Sunday, so I had the day to cook. I went to my mom’s house and we got to cook together for the first time in a long time… such fun!
Upon arriving at Sue’s house, we were greeted with wine, crackers and cranberry-coated goat cheese
The table, as always was gorgeous
My mom made my grandma’s green bean salad, a favorite of mine
I opted for my mom’s Pizza Chicken, which I’ve made dozens of times before, and it was SO delicious!
Sue made her aunt’s chicken and noodles, which was as close to the perfect food as I can imagine.
Liz brought her family’s layered salad. I was skeptical at first, but it was love at first bite:
Amy wowed us all with “Iowa Escalloped Corn“…
And Beth brought her family’s Swedish meatballs which, apparently do not get eaten with a sauce! The sauce thing is something that’s only American!
We ate (ok, honestly, I stuffed myself into oblivion) and talked about where our recipes came from and stories that surrounded the dishes. What was amazing to me was that not one of the recipes was processed or “convenience” food, and we all prepared them with as much love as our moms or grandmas did. But these weren’t the only things we made… there was still dessert!
Emily brought her grandmother’s black bottom pie. Oh. My. Goodness…
Gingersnap crust, chocolate mousse, vanilla-bourbon custard, and whipped cream. I swear, I could’ve eaten however much was there. It was THAT good. To top it off, Beth brought us all breakfast for the next morning:
Butter-laden amazing cinnamon rolls. I packed them up, nearly giddy to wake up the next morning to enjoy one of these gorgeous rolls…
As usual, it was a fantastic time full of great food and amazing conversation. As usual, I can’t wait for our next meeting!
On another note, thank you all so much for your continued support through my venture into Project Food Blog. Unfortunately, my journey ended with my video post as I wasn’t selected to move on to round 8. I truly appreciate ALL of your votes, tweets, comments, and support!
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Lordy. I want that green bean salad!
So, how WERE the cinnamon rolls?
Jenny´s last [type] ..BIG NEWSPossible total lunacy ahead
They were AMAZING!!!!!
So much fun! I’m a little obsessed with my throw-back layered salad now and might make it again. Everything was so delish – that was a really fun theme! See you Monday night!
Liz Barrett´s last [type] ..Turkey Two Ways
Hi Mara, I’m glad I found your blog via Carrots N Cake! I’m looking forward to reading more
Oh and that close-up photo of the noodles and chicken dish made my mouth water!
Thanks for visiting!!!
Can I get adopted and be your sister? Everything looks wonderful and comforting. Nothing like the warm glow from wine, overstuffed belly and people to share it with.
Rhonda´s last [type] ..Buttermilk Herbed Mashed Potatoes
Yummy Yummy Yummy!!!
Okay, that black bottom pie looks to-die-for!
Toni´s last [type] ..Lazy Sunday Afternoon
Another delicious dinner party with your Travelling Pans group. Such a fun thing to do!
Marianne´s last [type] ..This Bread Is Pretty Killer
Aww I love that theme, so sweet! Love the new fonts, too!
Thank you SO MUCH for the corn recipe (although technically it’s not yours, but you know..)!!! J’s little brother Mike is THE pickiest eater on the face of the planet and the only veggie he likes is corn. So I’ve promised it’ll be at Thanksgiving. I was looking for a recipe and this is absolutely PERFECT. It’s totally going to be on our Thanksgiving table Thursday!!!
Great seeing you today! We need to do this MORE OFTEN!! Once a year is not enough!
Christina´s last [type] ..Hickory Farms
can you share the green bean salad recipe? that looks awesome!
you deserved to move on in PFB, but I hope you’re not discouraged. Your entries were amazing!
natalie (the sweets life)´s last [type] ..Caramel Apple Cheesecake Pie
Thanks Natalie
I’ll email you the green bean salad recipe, it’s a family one so I don’t want to blog it!
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