tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721794299562771313.comments2011-12-12T14:47:24.711-05:00Flavorful MemoriesLeslie Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09192252601160410547noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721794299562771313.post-67466121715678848242011-12-12T14:47:24.711-05:002011-12-12T14:47:24.711-05:00oh my god - you brought me to tears. My Bubby was...oh my god - you brought me to tears. My Bubby was famous for her rice knishes. Not only did no one else anywhere in my small world make them, sell them, or had even heard of them - yest they were the only kind of knishes she made, "knish" to us meant rice knishes until I got old enough to venture further from home. All of my cousins still wonder how she made them and are kicking ourselves for not learning from her. Just the thought of Bubby's rice knishes will send us on our personal memory lane. I'm 64, and mye Bubby was born in 1886 in Ukraine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721794299562771313.post-13985259339114853042010-07-16T03:04:39.690-04:002010-07-16T03:04:39.690-04:00Great story. Breaking bread with friends and famil...Great story. Breaking bread with friends and family is certainly the best way to create a meaningful, lasting legacy, yeasty or otherwise. Looks scrumptious!Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721794299562771313.post-30917424728446091062010-07-15T19:57:11.384-04:002010-07-15T19:57:11.384-04:00My family has never been the type to bake and bond...My family has never been the type to bake and bond over food which has created a mysterious dreamy wonder towards the families that do. This is EXACTLY the kind of stories that are missing from my life. What is NOT missing, however, is my passionate LOVE for dinner rolls. Mmmmmm...gabriellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721794299562771313.post-43375417763918233132010-07-15T19:27:37.309-04:002010-07-15T19:27:37.309-04:00Great post! I can almost taste the rolls looking a...Great post! I can almost taste the rolls looking at that picture. Makes me miss my grandma. Thanks for sharing!Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721794299562771313.post-47670989734216473662010-07-15T17:57:38.974-04:002010-07-15T17:57:38.974-04:00You have inspired me to spend some quality time in...You have inspired me to spend some quality time in my grandmother's kitchen. I would love to be able to pass along a treasured family recipe. Thanks for posting such a touching and vivid story :)Ruthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721794299562771313.post-39766244991442825752010-07-15T17:07:50.182-04:002010-07-15T17:07:50.182-04:00That picture is mouthwatering! My family also has ...That picture is mouthwatering! My family also has some special heirloom recipes that we hold near and dear. Sometimes you forget how important they are. Thanks for the reminder. Nicely written!Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721794299562771313.post-64412064976775892322010-07-15T17:00:46.745-04:002010-07-15T17:00:46.745-04:00These rolls are imbued with love and memories. No...These rolls are imbued with love and memories. Nothing could taste better.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804348413375760947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721794299562771313.post-8069796958594823272010-07-15T16:41:12.470-04:002010-07-15T16:41:12.470-04:00Coming from a working class family, and always str...Coming from a working class family, and always struggling for money, I relate all to well to the legacy of love that comes to me in the form of food and recipe. Reading Jacob's story about Grandma I's rolls struck a cord with me. Its makes me incredibly grateful to have bought a recipe card box and sat down with my own mom as was dying from cancer to make notes about a few of her recipes. I always feel like her blessings are with me when I pull out one of the cards. I also haven't had in me yet to change any of the labels on her spice jars. I feel like her hand is their guiding mine when I pick up her spice jars to make one of the recipes she shared with me. <br /><br />Thanks for the touching post. It's helped me remember and appreciate all the ways in which we receive and pass forward love. <br /><br />W&Wwoman&warriornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721794299562771313.post-80660725182091736212010-07-15T16:26:08.137-04:002010-07-15T16:26:08.137-04:00I can just smell the yeasty, doughy, goodness! Wha...I can just smell the yeasty, doughy, goodness! What a great story, so well told, and with a great picture too! Reading this makes me miss my grandmother. It's so nice that you took the torch and ran with it! What a wonderful legacy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721794299562771313.post-26011414963387963792010-07-15T15:56:36.489-04:002010-07-15T15:56:36.489-04:00Looks delicious. Beautiful photo! That stirred up ...Looks delicious. Beautiful photo! That stirred up all kinds of great memories of my own grandmother. Food is such a great legacy to pass along!Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721794299562771313.post-38915509134900508862010-07-15T15:49:45.811-04:002010-07-15T15:49:45.811-04:00aw. what a thoughtful, touching story. and what a ...aw. what a thoughtful, touching story. and what a great legacy. i'm glad you are carrying it on into the future. thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721794299562771313.post-88765529195011439472010-07-15T14:23:10.929-04:002010-07-15T14:23:10.929-04:00What a lovely post. Cooking from family recipes is...What a lovely post. Cooking from family recipes is wonderful and allows us to be part of something very old and precious. I think handing down recipes might be one of the most important and basic things humans have done...these are the foods that are good and safe to eat, this is how we prepare them.BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251173533670348863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721794299562771313.post-63043152468127111222010-06-28T11:37:43.201-04:002010-06-28T11:37:43.201-04:00It's so funny... some love snapping beans, oth...It's so funny... some love snapping beans, others find it tedious. I fall under the latter category. I do understand the appeal... gathering around a big bowl of beans, talking with family members. But after a few minutes, I'm done. I don't have the patience for it.<br /><br />Love your story and I am so happy to come across another Boston-area food blogger!Brian Samuels Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03465183125990945350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721794299562771313.post-17092463469091159292010-06-28T11:26:00.221-04:002010-06-28T11:26:00.221-04:00lovely post, happy fresh summer!lovely post, happy fresh summer!Sarahhttp://www.sarahmelamed.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721794299562771313.post-54915989226810016922010-04-09T16:01:05.503-04:002010-04-09T16:01:05.503-04:00You're so right, Tracy. Please feel free to su...You're so right, Tracy. Please feel free to submit a food memory story of your own.Lesliehttp://www.flavorfulmemories.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721794299562771313.post-30130194957037060082010-03-03T10:39:47.625-05:002010-03-03T10:39:47.625-05:00...and we leave our essence in the food we prepare......and we leave our essence in the food we prepare.Tracy Kauffman Woodhttp://www.whocanstopadream.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1721794299562771313.post-54571942785830406542010-02-13T19:08:09.815-05:002010-02-13T19:08:09.815-05:00What a great blog, Leslie, it's a joy reading ...What a great blog, Leslie, it's a joy reading about people's memories evoked by some wonderful dish they shared with loved ones. As a vegetarian for over 30 years, I'm amazed at the variety and delicious veggie ingredients, recipes and meals available today. Thank you for sharing your story!<br /><br />EvaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com