Not quite like Mom’s

Sometimes you just need a taste of home. I am fortunate enough to have a long list of meals that remind me of my childhood, and of home.

On Sundays after church, our family would always sit down to fried eggs, grits, and bacon (sometimes Pleva’s cherry sausage as a special treat). Chicken enchiladas were another staple in our home. My mom’s recipe includes a very rich, creamy sour cream filling unlike any other enchilada I’ve had. In addition, a long list of nostalgic foods originates from the thousands of meals from Glen Eden, the American Plan resort my family owned and operated: prime rib, scrambled eggs with chives and cream cheese, and mint chocolate chip ice cream, to name a few. I also remember our Disney Sunday Night Family Movie dinners with my family: brie cheese, gourmet crackers, homemade popcorn, apples and pears. We’d sit down to the movie munching and crunching, and tossing popcorn to our dogs. I was fortunate to grow up in a home where things were almost always homemade. Instant chocolate pudding? Not in our house! Bagged microwave popcorn? Never! I don’t think I ever tried Hamburger Helper until I choked it down when one of my friends made it in college (never again!). Read More »