Family Get Togethers- Family Stories
At a family gathering this past weekend we sat around eating. Eating and we did some more eating. And while we sat and ate we talked. We talked about family stories most often told when our family gets together and we talked about the stories more often not. We talked about how some of the families recipes evolved and some items that were left out of recipes for particular family members and some left out for family allergies.
It is amazing that there were no plans ahead of time to do any of this family recipe talking or family story telling but it happened organically. Just sitting around and talking. It makes me think that most of us need to get together and when we do make sure someone asks that questions about how some of the foods that are served are part of the family traditions and then ask for the story.
What made my weekend so great was that it was not a holiday gathering but just celebrating the birthday of my Mother who has become the matriarch of our family. And boy, did she have stories and recipes.
It is amazing that there were no plans ahead of time to do any of this family recipe talking or family story telling but it happened organically. Just sitting around and talking. It makes me think that most of us need to get together and when we do make sure someone asks that questions about how some of the foods that are served are part of the family traditions and then ask for the story.
What made my weekend so great was that it was not a holiday gathering but just celebrating the birthday of my Mother who has become the matriarch of our family. And boy, did she have stories and recipes.
Posted by Hella at 3/10/2010 11:14 AM 
Categories: Cookbook Writing, More than recipes, family recipe cookbook, Create a Family Recipe Cookbook
Tags: heirloom cookbooks family stories family memory cookbooks creating a cookbook family favorite recipes write your own cookbook
Categories: Cookbook Writing, More than recipes, family recipe cookbook, Create a Family Recipe Cookbook
Tags: heirloom cookbooks family stories family memory cookbooks creating a cookbook family favorite recipes write your own cookbook
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