Do you have a favorite dish for the holidays that no one prepares any more?

Question

Something from your childhood or an exwife?
My Grandmother made the best dressing, ham, potato salad and many other dishes. My husband was born in California and he doesn't appreciate all things southern. I prepare my dressing/stuffing just like Grandmother. I love dried beans, too. He is more a tomato and pasta kinda guy. But I'm making something for everyone that lives in our house for tomorrow. Plus my daughter is going to make Banana Pudding that is so good it is suppose to make you want to slap your momma.

Answer 1

gosh,i would love to have some of my mimis Waldorf salad and her famous frozen pea salad.i too miss my mimi[grandmother]she cooked better than Paula Dean.

Answer 2

Mom used to make a steamed pudding with hard sauce and a lemon sauce. It was something I liked to eat at the holidays. But she's can't cook anymore and I don't know where the recipe is.

She also made green Jello with shredded carrots, pineapple and cottage cheese in it. She frosted it with a mixture of sour cream and mayonnaise. Sometimes a sprinkling of nuts.

I do miss mom's cooking for the holidays. Darn! Why did you have to bring it up? Now I'm all melancholy.

Answer 3

My Mom always made cornbread and rice dressing.Small amount of each.I miss it.I'm from La.and in Cali,the kids like mashed potatoes and gravy with their turkey.I cooked them for the first 3 years,but no more.My children were the only ones that ate any of it.I put giblets in mine.I would love some sweet potato pie too...Happy Thanksgiving...Hey,red beans and rice are good..

Answer 4

I'd rather have something so good that it would make me want to punch the mule. And banana pudding would go a long ways towards that, but even better would be home made from scratch deep dish extra wide pan......pumpkin pie.

Answer 5

I loved mom's chicken and dumplings when we'd all get together. I also used to make a wonderful carrot cake from scratch (before I was allergic to carrots) from mom's recipe-she loved that. Banana pudding is one of my favorite desserts-yum, I'm making a homemade pumpkin pie in a bit myself.

Answer 6

Nope, just the normal old stuff, lol. I will be fixing the turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes w/sour cream, gravy, rolls, cranberry sauce, potato salad, pumpkin pie maybe another kind of pie too, and cottage cheese fluff.

Answer 7

I make oyster dressing. My family has made that since before I was born. I was shocked when I found out my husband doesn't like it. He likes almost everything!
I do make a mean pumpkin pie. I make it from fresh pumpkin like my grandma made and I don't know anyone else who bothers with cooking their own pumpkin. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.

Answer 8

Well, I'm fixing one we haven't had in years. It's wild rice casserole with homemade sage venison sausage. It's just like your daughter's banana pudding, so good you'll want to slap your momma . . . LOL, I'll need to remember that line. Although, I hope none of my kids take it literally though!

Answer 9

I miss the creamed onions. My oldest son seems to be the only one who likes these. I used to make some just for him. My father was from Massachusetts and my grandparents always prepared the best New England type meals.

Answer 10

I have been sharing Thanksgiving with three friends now for three or four years. I always offer to make a pie, either pecan, apple/mince, or buttermilk, but no one wants them. I don't want to make one just for myself. I took a home made pecan pie to work last Christmas and not one person took any. I brought it home and put it in the freezer. I eventually ate it.

Answer 11

Indian Pudding with fresh whip cream