posted August 07, 2015 02:05 PM            

Here is my first, something my grandmother (of Turkish and Greek origin) used to make. I still make it, with two bushes of Damascus roses I have in my parents' garden.

It's similar and with pretty pictures
http://www.feastingathome.com/rose-petal-jam/

What are some special recipes of your childhood?

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posted August 09, 2015 01:31 PM            

Here are some jam roses (of course, you can make syrup for torrid summer nights with them too, (great with cold sparkling water and lemon) or use them for rose water, or in the bath, or for some romantic or relaxing nights)

Conditorium (Konditor)
Ispahan (Damask Rose)
Jacques Cartier (Damask Rose)
Queen of Denmark (Alba rose)
Louise Odier (Bourbon Rose)
Mme. Boll (Portland Rose)
Mme. Hardy (Damask Rose)
Rose de Resht (Damask Rose)
Mme. Isaac Pereire (Bourbon Rose)

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posted August 09, 2015 08:58 PM            

Chrusciki is featured in my one cookie cookbook and I've been dying to try some!

As for me, my mother's family is all Italian and my father's is all Irish.

Every Easter my grandmother's sister would make us a bunch of Italian Easter pies, and that was the culinary highlight of the year. I've never found a recipe that matches what we ate, or is as pretty as hers were. So I have no idea if she just invented it, or if it was an old recipe, or what.

For St. Patrick's day we had corned beef and cabbage. And all that day we'd eat "Irish potatoes"...coconut and sugar balls rolled in cinnamon. My father drove pretty far to buy fresh ones; they are more common in regular grocery stores now.

posted August 13, 2015 05:00 PM            

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Originally posted by Faith:
Yummy! I love this thread. I love the idea of eating roses I drink rose hip and rose petal teas.

Chrusciki is featured in my one cookie cookbook and I've been dying to try some!

As for me, my mother's family is all Italian and my father's is all Irish.

Every Easter my grandmother's sister would make us a bunch of Italian Easter pies, and that was the culinary highlight of the year. I've never found a recipe that matches what we ate, or is as pretty as hers were. So I have no idea if she just invented it, or if it was an old recipe, or what.

For St. Patrick's day we had corned beef and cabbage. And all that day we'd eat "Irish potatoes"...coconut and sugar balls rolled in cinnamon. My father drove pretty far to buy fresh ones; they are more common in regular grocery stores now.

It's been forever since I've eaten any of this food.

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Thank you

Which one is the Easter pie??

BTW, my other grandmother was Italian...I am a total mixture, yep.

Irish potatoes...something I have never tried yumyum

Here is another recipe from my childhood:

It's Dolma, a Turkish recipe, it's delicious, the combination between meat, grape leaves, spices and yogurt or sour cream

The dip should be yogurt, for best results

The recipe can be vegetarian too, with mushrooms and rice and vegetables.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/dolmas-stuffed-grape-leaves/

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posted August 13, 2015 05:01 PM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
I ate chocolate dipped rose petals at a wedding.

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This sounds romantic and sexy and delicious and maybe scented too; if you can feel the rose through the chocolate, it could be a divine experience.

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posted August 16, 2015 06:41 AM            

I especially cooked Pork Blood http://www.filipino-food-lovers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dinuguan1.png

posted August 16, 2015 11:39 AM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
Very silky on the tongue.

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posted August 16, 2015 11:48 AM            

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Originally posted by Enneline:
My Mom is a Filipina and so is her cuisine. Google "filipino food" and you'd know what I ate during my childhood

I especially cooked Pork Blood http://www.filipino-food-lovers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dinuguan1.png

It sounds disgusting but I loved it!

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Oh wow that is interesting. One of those recipes that are easier when you taste them in childhood first lol later it can be more difficult to develop a taste for them.

However, there is a Romanian sausage called Sângerete (Sânge means "blood"), it's from Transylvania (just a coincidence though I think), it is made of pork blood among other things it also has entrails in it, such as liver; basically it is made of pork scraps, when you kill the piggy) and I love it; it is dry and very tasty and silky, similar to UK Black Pudding, actually many countries eating pork have this: I think in Germany it must be Blutwurst? Boudin in France etc.

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posted August 16, 2015 02:54 PM            

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Originally posted by LeeLoo2014:
Which one is the Easter pie??

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It looks like this on the outside, only more of a half-moon shape in our family:

Cut it open and it's filled with egg, diced meat (salami, ham) and cheese:

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Originally posted by LeeLoo2014:
BTW, my other grandmother was Italian...I am a total mixture, yep.

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Maybe we're cousins!

What part of Italy is your family from?

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Originally posted by LeeLoo2014:
Here is another recipe from my childhood:

It's Dolma, a Turkish recipe, it's delicious, the combination between meat, grape leaves, spices and yogurt or sour cream

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*mouth waters*

Ever have phyllo dough and feta cheese "cigarettes"? My Turkish roommates used to make them for us.

posted August 16, 2015 04:21 PM            

I think I ate cigarettes when in Turkey, but never tried those myself, they shouldn't be so hard to make. They remind me of another recipe I will try and post these days lol They are delicious, those cigarettes!

That would be Socchieve, Udine, Northern Italy, sorella There was a recession during the 30s and my grandparents had to leave. How about your family? Do you speak Italian? Us with Italian blood always feel each other, I should have known you have it, because of your warmth

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posted August 16, 2015 11:22 PM            

No, I speak no Italian whatsoever. Except sorella, I just looked it up, sis. But you do speak Italian?

My maternal grandmother's family is from Reggio Calabria way down in the tippy toe of the boot. Not sure where my maternal grandfather's family is from, but they're also Italian. Everyone came over to America in the late 1800's.

The Italian Easter pie is not a calzone, the filling is solid and much different and the crust is more like pie crust. I'll have to send some along on your camping trip for when the lizards-&-ant dip gets tedious.

I would love to see your other cigarette recipe!

posted August 18, 2015 01:36 AM            

I'd greet you that way, PlutoSurvivor, if I could. Is it Buon Giorno?

posted August 18, 2015 05:17 AM            

But not only Filipino Food filled my stomach when growing up: Swabian cuisine was a huge part of my childhood: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_cuisine

I especially loved "Spätzle" (thick Swabian noodles) with cheese = "Käsespätzle"

posted August 18, 2015 06:18 AM            

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Originally posted by Faith:
How do you say "Hi" in Italian?

I'd greet you that way, PlutoSurvivor, if I could. Is it Buon Giorno?

All I know in Italian is "La bella luna!" from the movie Moonstruck (my mother's favorite movie, btw.)

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I think it's Ciao Ciao, PlutoSurvivor and Faith

I can see why Moonstruck would be a favorite movie for any Italian haha it's one of mine too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6cwQrVU4Vw

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posted August 18, 2015 06:21 AM            

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posted August 18, 2015 09:26 AM            

but the best music from Calabria is mafia music, Ndrangheta music superb! despite what most people may think, Mafia originated from Calabria, not Sicilia (the two regions being quite close though)
the clip has some tough scenes, but it is revelatory for the atmosphere in the area
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrX6RE2fQ3M

and this is the most beautiful Calabrese lullaby, also depicted in the Godfather
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXaYaKInoCs

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posted August 18, 2015 10:51 AM            

Thanks for the lesson on my homeland, Lee! Yeah it's funny the first time I Googled my great-grandfather's name, all these mafia links came up, no joke. It's just a coincidence, my family wasn't even in Italy or New York at the time of the crimes. But these people might be cousins. You know what they say, every family has its black sheep.

How did you learn so much about Italy?

My mother was an only child, and after she died, we lost all contact with our Italian relatives...all the aunts and uncles had died, and the family was so huge that the cousins weren't close, either.

Meanwhile my Irish clan is also huge, but alive, and still congregating...plus my name is quintessentially Irish, so I feel more Irish and am more likely to listen to something like this...

The music of My People...

...which sounds best when taken with a glass of "liquid bread":