Entries from Postcards from the Trail tagged with 'memoirs'

Ricotta Pancakes

Last weekend, I made Dutch Baby Pancakes. They were oh-so-good but I wanted to try another recipe for traditional pancakes. Some people call them hotcakes or flapjacks. I can not remember exactly what my Mother called them. I think...

Confessions of a Fussy Eater - Vegetables

The seasons are changing. We are moving into Fall and I have started cooking fall themed meals. I picked up some broccoli this week and smiled when I remembered this was a vegetable I detested when I was growing...

Confession of a Fussy Eater - Meat

Dinner meals I ate growing up centered around meat. Each meal consisted of four items - a meat entree, a starch which was typically potato, a vegetable and a salad. I can not remember a meal where we did...

Confession of a Fussy Eater - Milk

Have you ever thought about what you eat today compared with what you ate growing up? I do. I'm a child of the '50s - you know those times? Exciting new food came from the latest box or packaged...