6.24.2009

Wishcasting Wednesday

Today Jamie asks us to think about 

What do you wish to savour?




I wish to savour the foods that my grandparents taught me how to make. 
There is Potica and Baklava that I have learned to make by my grandmother because they have
 been traditional desserts at my
 great-grandparents brought over
 with them from Croatia. 

 

Then from my German family on both sides of my family there is pork chops with a heaping side of sauerkraut and mashed potatoes. Pretty much anything that is typical of Midwestern American food. Tasteless, overcooked and juicy. Almost what one would think of as typical farm food/ fresh from the garden. 

I enjoy cooking foods that the recipes have been passed down through the generations as a way of keeping the past alive and connecting with my ancestors and the countries that they came from. I know that there are many more countries that my family is from. I just do not feel the same connection to them as I do to my German families and my Croatian family. I am sure as time passes that I will become connected with them. 

18 comments:

  1. Bridget, did you know that in Maryland where I grew up,sauerkraut is a usual part of the Thanksgiving turkey meal? When visitors from other states sit down, that's always the topic of conversation about the odd food choice!

    Now that I'm remarried and living in PA, they think that's the most bizarre thing ever, and since none of my family really enjoys it, I don't serve it anymore...but I miss it.

    I'm Italian so it was never a staple on our tables but I have to say...sauerkraut and a thick porkchop? Let me know what time is dinner and I'll bring dessert, okay?

    As Bridget so deliciously wishes for herself, so I lovingly and with intention wish for her also!

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  2. As Bridget wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.

    You know what's funny? I don't like to eat sauerkraut but I'm really fond of it because I associate it with "home" thanks to my Latvian mother. Thanks for sharing a taste of your home.

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  3. As Bridget wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.

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  4. MMMmmmm. I have a feeling i'm going to be overeating today! just reading about all these wonderful dishes is making me drool.

    That which you wish for, I wish for you also.

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  5. As Bridget wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.
    Oh your killin' me...my dad was of German decent..I adore sauerkraut and potatoes..yummmmm!

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  6. As Bridget wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.

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  7. All of those dishes sound so good!! I was just reading in a local magazine that a women opened a pierogi shop (using secret family recipes) that offer over 30 varieties!! As Bridget wishes for herself, I wish for her also.

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  8. as Bridget wishes for herself, I wish for her also!

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  9. Ohhhh, pork chops and sauerkraut with mashed potatoes--NOM, NOM!

    As you wish for yourself, so I wish for you also.

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  10. As Bridget wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.

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  11. As Bridget wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.

    YUM!

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  12. As Bridget wishes for herself, so I wish for her also -- being mostly German myself, I'm SO down with the pork chops and sauerkraut, too!

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  13. As Bridget wishes for herself, so I too wish for her to savor the *amazing* foods her grandparents taught her to create! WHOA!

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  14. As Bridget wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.

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  15. As Bridget wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.

    This is too funny not to share. I live around the corner from a shop called "German Gourmet." Just the other day my friend and I were laughing that that's an oxymoron. But after reading this post, I feel kinda hungry ... maybe I should wander on over there to the shop after all.

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  16. Mmmmmm, that all looks so yummy! My hubby's family is German and he cannot take "american" potato salad -- only the German version will he eat heartily. I wish I knew how to make it right :) Lots of savoring wishes to you!

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  17. Oooo... have you heard about the slow food movement? It's all about savouring food that's been passed down through generations as well food that takes a longer time to prepare than usual. There's a great book called "In Praise of Slow".

    As Bridget wishes for herself, so I wish for her.

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  18. As Bridget wishes for herself I so wish for her as well.

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