I was thinking today about when I first learned to make tacos. My husband actually taught me when we were newlyweds. He lived in California while he was in the service, so had eaten and enjoyed them there. I had never heard of them.
I never heard of pizza until I was probably thirteen or so. My aunt started making them. My mom would just buy the old Chef Boyardee boxes with the sauce, crust mix and parmesan cheese in them. She liked to add hamburger to the pizza. The most ‘exotic’ food she ever made back then was Spanish rice. The Spanish probably would not have recognized the dish. 😉
I think we are so blessed to have so many ethnic dishes and restaurants. I like to watch “The Great American Recipe.” The stories told by each contestant is interesting and the recipes are so varied.
So, question of the day: How have your food tastes and cooking evolved throughout the years?
QOD. We ate very meat and potatoes and canned veggies. Nothing fancy. We liked our food (except the potatoes). Well, I liked rice and did not like potatoes. My sister liked potatoes and did not like rice. Rice was white rice steamed with sugar added. We had moderate servings, a chicken was sufficient for the family of six.
I had not had steak, fresh spinach, pizza, tacos, burritos, etc until grown or nearly grown.
Now I am almost vegetarian, enjoying lots of fresh veggies, brown rice, cereals, grains, seeds, nuts, fruits, beans, mushrooms, an occasional hamburger or salmon or other fish. So, I would suggest my tastes have taken a complete about face. I like peanut butter and jam now but never ate it as a child though it was available. I ate margarine and jam.
For those few who have been in the military, did it change what/how you ate? My husband always wanted his chicken over-cooked, because he said it was underdone in the military.
As a child, my parents had a big garden so we had fresh food in the summer and home canned or frozen in the winter supplemented by beef patties, roast beef, fried or boiled chicken, and occasionally salmon patties, fresh fried fish, or Vienna sausages. Luncheon meat, fried chicken, peanut butter and banana sandwiches for lunch.
Yes, I remember my first tacos, pizzas, lasagne, Chinese food, etc., that I discovered at other places, homes or restaurants, and brought those ideas into my birth family home and my mother was open to learn to make them.
Now I continue to expand my range of recipes based on health benefits in foods new to me. This week I prepared bitter melon. Having a giant international farmer’s market fifteen minutes away gives me so many options.
I could not abide onions, cooked bell peppers, or cilantro.
My mother was not a good cook. She could bake, but savory foods were not her forte.
my tastes have changed. I like onion now, both raw and cooked. Bell peppers are a staple, and I enjoy cilantro. Really the only food I will not eat is meatloaf. I cannot abide it. I avoid spaghetti and pizza, as they give me heart burn. I can eat and enjoy lots of Chiles in all shapes, sizes, and heat. I avoid fried foods, as they give me gas.
My tastes have changed some. I grew up not liking peas unless they were mixed into something else. Those were canned peas. Then my wife’s family introduced me to fresh peas. Yum! But I still prefer them mixed with arroz con pollo (rice and with chicken) and red beans. Rice and beans were a staple in our household, as that is the common food in Puerto Rico. We only had Spanish rice in arroz con pollo. Otherwise it was Uncle Ben’s white rice.
It was only yesterday I was in discussion with a friend about how as a child I hated canned English peas. I could not tolerate that unique flavor. Now they are fine, but I do prefer frozen peas. My friend told me those peas were some of the only vegetables she would eat as a child.
My father always wanted us to have oyster stew with little floating saltine crackers (like boats) during the Christmas season. I think that came from the Navy since it was not typical of agricultural Georgia or Alabama cooking that my parents grew up with.
I loved and still do canned peas! I never met broccoli, Brussel sprouts, rice, Chinese cuisine or lasagna until I met my husband. At home it was fried meat and potatoes with fresh veggies and fruit from the farmers roadside stand. I rarely eat meat and I enjoy fresh veggies with varieties of rice. I am a sucker for carbs… scones and cinnamon rolls will be the death of me!!😂
I grew up on Iowa food where both my parents were from, the basics, meat, potatoes, vegetables (esp corn on the cob).
But my dad also served in the Navy so every once in a while he’d make his own “odd” dinners which my mom and I stayed clear of.
Love Mexican food — but it’s quite different when you go deep into Mexico. Hot! The real deal. 🙂 But it’s all good … 🙂
Our Tamale Man is back, was a sweet sound hearing him calling out as he rolled his cart down our block the other day again. He’d been MIA for several weeks.
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I was thinking today about when I first learned to make tacos. My husband actually taught me when we were newlyweds. He lived in California while he was in the service, so had eaten and enjoyed them there. I had never heard of them.
I never heard of pizza until I was probably thirteen or so. My aunt started making them. My mom would just buy the old Chef Boyardee boxes with the sauce, crust mix and parmesan cheese in them. She liked to add hamburger to the pizza. The most ‘exotic’ food she ever made back then was Spanish rice. The Spanish probably would not have recognized the dish. 😉
I think we are so blessed to have so many ethnic dishes and restaurants. I like to watch “The Great American Recipe.” The stories told by each contestant is interesting and the recipes are so varied.
So, question of the day: How have your food tastes and cooking evolved throughout the years?
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from my childhood I still don’t like tongue or oxtail stew
jo
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Hey Jo.
Are you familiar with an ABWE missionary named Dr. Michelle Morgan?
She was one of our church supprted missionary, and recently passed on to glory, due to ALS.
I know she spent time in PNG.
Aj
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It’s 1 L, but spell check….
Michele
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Good morning, all. A beautiful July day here.
QOD. We ate very meat and potatoes and canned veggies. Nothing fancy. We liked our food (except the potatoes). Well, I liked rice and did not like potatoes. My sister liked potatoes and did not like rice. Rice was white rice steamed with sugar added. We had moderate servings, a chicken was sufficient for the family of six.
I had not had steak, fresh spinach, pizza, tacos, burritos, etc until grown or nearly grown.
Now I am almost vegetarian, enjoying lots of fresh veggies, brown rice, cereals, grains, seeds, nuts, fruits, beans, mushrooms, an occasional hamburger or salmon or other fish. So, I would suggest my tastes have taken a complete about face. I like peanut butter and jam now but never ate it as a child though it was available. I ate margarine and jam.
mumsee
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For those few who have been in the military, did it change what/how you ate? My husband always wanted his chicken over-cooked, because he said it was underdone in the military.
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As a child, my parents had a big garden so we had fresh food in the summer and home canned or frozen in the winter supplemented by beef patties, roast beef, fried or boiled chicken, and occasionally salmon patties, fresh fried fish, or Vienna sausages. Luncheon meat, fried chicken, peanut butter and banana sandwiches for lunch.
Yes, I remember my first tacos, pizzas, lasagne, Chinese food, etc., that I discovered at other places, homes or restaurants, and brought those ideas into my birth family home and my mother was open to learn to make them.
Now I continue to expand my range of recipes based on health benefits in foods new to me. This week I prepared bitter melon. Having a giant international farmer’s market fifteen minutes away gives me so many options.
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I could not abide onions, cooked bell peppers, or cilantro.
My mother was not a good cook. She could bake, but savory foods were not her forte.
my tastes have changed. I like onion now, both raw and cooked. Bell peppers are a staple, and I enjoy cilantro. Really the only food I will not eat is meatloaf. I cannot abide it. I avoid spaghetti and pizza, as they give me heart burn. I can eat and enjoy lots of Chiles in all shapes, sizes, and heat. I avoid fried foods, as they give me gas.
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My husband’s palette (sp?) expanded in the Navy. Now he loves fruits and vegetables–and even cheese. 🙂
M
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Glad I ate lunch before reading this.
My tastes have changed some. I grew up not liking peas unless they were mixed into something else. Those were canned peas. Then my wife’s family introduced me to fresh peas. Yum! But I still prefer them mixed with arroz con pollo (rice and with chicken) and red beans. Rice and beans were a staple in our household, as that is the common food in Puerto Rico. We only had Spanish rice in arroz con pollo. Otherwise it was Uncle Ben’s white rice.
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It was only yesterday I was in discussion with a friend about how as a child I hated canned English peas. I could not tolerate that unique flavor. Now they are fine, but I do prefer frozen peas. My friend told me those peas were some of the only vegetables she would eat as a child.
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Eeeewwwww. I remember the canned peas.
mumsee
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My father always wanted us to have oyster stew with little floating saltine crackers (like boats) during the Christmas season. I think that came from the Navy since it was not typical of agricultural Georgia or Alabama cooking that my parents grew up with.
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I don’t know why I was signed out. I was the meatloaf hater.
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I never liked canned peas, but it was one of the few veggies my first husband would eat. Miguel is a great veggie eater.
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Chas disliked onions… but enjoyed Cheerios!
I loved and still do canned peas!
I never met broccoli, Brussel sprouts, rice, Chinese cuisine or lasagna until I met my husband. At home it was fried meat and potatoes with fresh veggies and fruit from the farmers roadside stand. I rarely eat meat and I enjoy fresh veggies with varieties of rice. I am a sucker for carbs… scones and cinnamon rolls will be the death of me!!😂
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I grew up on Iowa food where both my parents were from, the basics, meat, potatoes, vegetables (esp corn on the cob).
But my dad also served in the Navy so every once in a while he’d make his own “odd” dinners which my mom and I stayed clear of.
Love Mexican food — but it’s quite different when you go deep into Mexico. Hot! The real deal. 🙂 But it’s all good … 🙂
Our Tamale Man is back, was a sweet sound hearing him calling out as he rolled his cart down our block the other day again. He’d been MIA for several weeks.
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And now the ship horns from the harbor at the Port of LA, sounds like a cruise may be heading out this Friday afternoon …
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It has been interesting to see cruise ships come to the Duluth, MN harbor, dj. They started coming a couple of years ago. They cruise the Great Lakes.
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sorry, Aj, I don’t know that doctor
jo
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