Sunday Dinners
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Spicy Potato Shakshuka
Half Baked Harvest: Super Simple By: Tieghan Gerard 12/22/2024 Flipping through her chosen cookbook, Allison stumbled upon shakshuka, a dish traditionally made with poached eggs in a spiced tomato sauce. It’s vibrant, hearty, and comforting. But instead of sticking to tradition, this recipe adds my favorite ingredient: potatoes. They would add a starchy heartiness to the dish, making it even more satisfying for a Sunday dinner. It seemed like the perfect one-pot wonder, a hearty, flavorful dish that would warm the soul. Little did we know, we were about to be served a bowl of fiery chaos. At our usual 6pm, Brian and I grabbed Charlotte and headed on over…
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Summer Ratatouille
Heritage of America Cookbook By: Better Homes and Gardens 12/15/2024 There’s something magical about our Sunday dinners. It’s the one day of the week when time seems to slow down, and we gather as a family to reconnect over food. This week, we decided to tackle a recipe that had called to George from the pages of Heritage of America: ratatouille. It took a long time to choose this recipe, Chris and George tried many times to veto the cookbook all together. The final decision on the recipe was made just 3 days before family dinner. The day began with a trip to the market. Mama loaded up on zucchini,…
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Union City Eggplant Parmesan
One Pan to Rule Them AllBy: Howie Southworth and Greg Matza12/8/2024 This recipe was long waited for. I chose this cookbook after the last family dinner in the spring and picked the eggplant parmesan. When I chose this recipe, we did not know that this was going to be the last family dinner for a while. Let me tell you, the wait was worth it. This is one of my new favorite recipes and will make its way into my rotation of dinners. Brian and I grabbed Charlotte and headed over to mama’s house around 6pm and George had already arrived. To start the evening, we all got a cocktail…
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Introduction
In our family, Sundays revolve around the kitchen, where the hum of activity begins early in the afternoon. The centerpiece of this tradition is our cherished family dinner, a ritual that brings everyone together around the table. Due to the craziness of the summer months, we take a break from late spring until the end of autumn. But once winter starts to chill the air, the family gathers every Sunday night at mama’s house for dinner. The secret ingredient to our Sunday dinners isn’t just the food, it’s Mama’s collection of cookbooks. “The older the better,” as she says. Stacked high on shelves and spilling onto countertops, these cookbooks are…