Welcome Wednesday: What's your favorite food at a large family gathering?
Happy Wednesday Everyone!
It's Thanksgiving this coming weekend up here in Canada, and I'm really excited as COVID numbers are looking good enough for my wife and son to head over and see my parents and my sister!
My question for everyone this week is: When you get together for a large family meal, what is your favorite food?
For me, my Dad makes yams/sweet potatoes that have been baked in orange juice and brown sugar, which turns into a glaze. It ends up looking similar to this:
So, now that I have you thinking about food, I'd love for you to share your favorite in the comments.
Have a great rest of the week!
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Alright, that started the taste buds going ... I'm from Sri Lanka and I've been a fan of "Aapps" (Sinhala terminology), also know as "Hoppers" (no idea why they call it that in English). If anyone wants the recipe go check it out here Aappa (sri Lanka Hoppers) Recipe (grouprecipes.com).
this is the "Egg Hopper" ... it's basically a crispy pancake with an egg in the middle. Replace the egg with Honey, fruits .. things can get creative.
have a great Wednesday all :)
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Dang... this looks like heaven @Buddika Hiripitiyage Thanks for sharing!!
I'm so curious about the reasoning that got you behind the idea of making this post because it is very specific, and I like it, lol. 😂🍗🥗
I have three different meals subject to season and occasion:
- This one is because it brings me to my childhood: It consists in having all sorts of ingredients on the table to allow each person to customize their sandwiches as they please (this also applies for burgers and hot dogs). It's elementary but delightful, and I love the chaos created by everyone looking up for ingredients across the whole table.
- A couple of dishes I always enjoy in a family gathering would be a tender meat roast with potatoes and carrots or pasta bolognese.
- This one is seasonal: I love to eat hallacas (which is a Christmas Venezuelan typical dish) with chicken salad (ensalada de gallina) and "ham bread" (which is pan de jamón, also traditional from Venezuela in December).
All pictures are placed following the order in the description.
Dang, now I'm hungry. It's almost lunchtime over here. Thanks, @Jimmy Seddon 😂
Note: Those sweet potatoes look like a fantastic idea 🤩
For me, it's all about the dessert. A good bourbon pecan pie caps off a wonderful feast!
I'm alllll about the carbs and comfort food! Mac n Cheese is my go to. I use Martha Stewart's perfect mac n cheese recipe, but play around a lot with the kind of cheeses I use. I also always add a handful of blue cheese crumbles at the end and stir it around for a little tangy pop! then of course you have to have french's onions on top along with buttered bread crumbs.
I also love to bring Hasselback potatoes, they look impressive and are super super yummy! how can you go wrong with potatoes and cheese?
Salmon with passion fruit. I need to try that 🤩👌
I'm like:
Yes, hehehe! @Huwen Arnone _Deiser_ You have to; it's unbelievably tasty! 😁 👌
Here is a picture to you have an idea! 🤩
Sorry I got a little late to catch up on this post, @Jimmy Seddon !
Wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration.
Coming to the discussion, for me I am always on for "Tandoori Chicken", "Paneer Tikka" as appetizers, and hot "Gulab Jamun" as a dessert in any large family gathering.
Just a few pics below to give you some idea of how these food items look like:
