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Originally Posted by music_collector
I have kids x2 (twins--all good). They want to know anything and everything I'm doing, all while putting their little fingers in places they don't belong. I caught one of them shoveling batter in her face before I moved it to muffin tins.
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That is adorable - I won't soon forget that story.
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The stuff you make is way more elaborate than what I do here. I need to branch out and do more in the kitchen.
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I really don't cook that elaborately. Just the basics, really, with the occasional attempts at fancier recipes on weekends, which sometimes turn out very poorly! I used to be much more fancy-schmancy in cooking. My best friend is Jewish and years ago I made the whole Passover meal for her extended family; and even though I'm not Jewish and had no prior experience, it was the best meal I ever made. It was interesting cooking within the constraints. Made matzo ball soup from scratch with a bit of shaved carrot in the matzo balls; butterflied rolled turkey breast with spinach and matzo meal stuffing (looked like a pinwheel when sliced) in a kosher white wine sauce; sweet potato kugel; and pear-cherry charoset which is like a chutney you spread on the matzo crackers. I even rendered chicken fat (called “schmaltz”) and included it in practically everything. Schmaltz being like a Jewish umami ingredient, lol. Anyway, the meal was memorable because the guests couldn't believe a "shiksa" made it.
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For now, I'm trying to get family recipes from my mother and my aunt. They're currently refusing to share, with the exception of one - pea soup. Mom finally gave me her recipe. It's not overly hard to make (I make mine in the slow cooker), but I'd like to get it as close to what I grew up with as possible.
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Glad your Mom gave you the pea soup recipe! I think it’s great that you grew up cooking with her and your aunt. Does the pea soup have any ham in it, by chance? When I made pea soup in the past, I’d put a smoked ham hock in it. Pea soup is so delicious, but as I make it now without meat it’s kind of bland and lacking something. I do not own a slow cooker, which is kind of odd as I think it would make cooking life so much easier.