Do you guys have recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation? I do! I have a bunch of German and Bulgarian recipes that have come from my Omi and Papa. Omi is from Germany and is filled to the brim with great recipes from her mom and from her mom’s mom. I guess that would be my great great grandma? Maybe? You do the math and let me know. Papa has tons of great Bulgarian recipes that are literally out of this world. I love everything that comes out of their kitchen and each time I go back to visit, I come home with index cards full of new recipes that I can’t wait to try out in my own kitchen.
I think it’s so important to keep these recipes going. Some of them are so simple, like Omi’s sautéed potatoes with onions. I mean there really isnít anything to it, but it’s the way she does them and how she makes sure that the potatoes get extra crispy on the bottom so they have a golden brown crust. Oh, I just love them. My sister and I will fight over who gets the last serving; they are always just so good!
When Kikkoman approached me to participate and learn about their product I jumped at the chance. I love learning about companies that go way back and have such strong people working for them. I watched a quick documentary directed by Lucy Walker, an Academy Award Nominated Filmmaker entitled Make Haste Slowly. It is a documentary on Kikkoman and everything that goes into making this sauce that we all love and what struck me the most was how much everyone that works at the company loves it. You could see in their employees eyes what Kikkoman has done for them. It’s like they have made their entire lives better.
It’s these kinds of reactions and responses that make me want to support a company even more. The last frame of the documentary was one for the books too! You should watch it so you know what I’m talking about, but it literally brought a tear to my eye. It’s always so amazing to see someone who believes so much in his or her employer. Especially these days, when so many people aren’t passionate about their jobs and just plug away because it’s what they have to do.
A little background on Kikkoman, because as something we all use all the time, on countless different recipes, I think it’s important that we know the background of the company! Kikkoman is a family run company that’s been in business for over 300 years!! And the best part about it, besides the fact that they make awesome soy sauce, is that women started it. Something that was not common when they started 300 years ago.
So in honor of Kikkoman and their family creed, I wanted to share Omi’s potato recipe. It’s nothing complicated, but it’s a recipe that has been passed down from generation to generation, similar to the Kikkoman recipe, and takes just a bit of love and time to get the perfect results.
Omi’s Sautéed Potatoes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds small yellow-skinned potatoes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 onion thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- Directions
Instructions
- Place potatoes, unpeeled, in a saucepan with water to cover and salt.
- Cook potatoes until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and let cool. When cool enough to handle, peel them. Cut potatoes into 1/4-inch rounds.
- Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet large enough to hold potatoes in one layer. When oil is hot, add potatoes. Cook over high heat, shaking skillet and stirring gently, until lightly browned. Turn potatoes with a spatula. Cook for a few minutes more until light brown.
- Drain excess fat from skillet and add onion. Cook a few minutes until onion is lightly browned. Add butter, garlic, salt and pepper and blend well.
My mom’s delicious roasted beef with potatoes and carrots and a little bit of onion for flavor. The gravy that she made when it was about ready to serve was superb! Everyone came back for seconds (and sometimes thirds) because it was so tender and juicy and moist! She was a great cook of many things and I’m so glad she left me her recipes and many wonderful memories.
It would have to be my grandmother’s nut horn recipe. While I haven’t perfected the art of the fold (mine tend to resemble fat slugs), the taste is beyond comparison and everyone who has them can’t eat just one.
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Sigh…we dont have much deep heritage in our family…My grandmas house that she was born in and lived her whole life burned down with all of her beloved recipes. Sad.
But my husbands grandma has a fun Mincemeat cookies recipe that rocks!
thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
Probably my Grandmother’s Texas Sheet Cake.
My grandmother’s pierogi recipe, we still make them they way she showed us how.
Definitely my mother-in-law’s kugel recipe: http://verbatim.blogs.com/verbatim/2009/01/petes-favorite-food.html
I absolutely LOVE my grandmother’s cutout sugar cookie recipe. They are simple, but phenomenal and addictive. Anyone who tries them raves about them and can never just have one. I will definitely be passing this recipe down and I don’t think it will be difficult to convince my future kid(s) to make them.
These potatoes sound amazing, but I would love to see the pictures of them. For some reason they are not showing up right now.
My grandmother’s delicious Borscht recipe. It’s the perfect soup to warm you up on a cold day.
Sun buckles – cookies from our Swedish heritage.
My mom’s spaghetti sauce is the best!
My Nanny’s Butterscotch Pie. It’s a favorite for everyone in my family.
I will definitely be handing down my grandmother’s spaghetti sauce recipe. It may sound boring but I’ve yet to find one I love as much and it’s so delicious!
If I were to hand down a family recipe it would be my grandmother’s chocolate lush dessert. It’s a dessert that includes chocolate pudding, a nut crust, a cream cheese layer, and whipped cream. I’ve seen other desserts online that are similar but it’s hers that really strikes a chord with me.
My mom’s chicken and dumpling recipe. My daughter is already learning to make it so we are in the process of handing it down.
My Grandma’s fried chicken recipe!
My moms chicken pot pie recipe is really good.
My grandma’s persimmon pudding recipe, it is so delicious
The cut-out sugar cookies we made growing up are the best I’ve ever had. They are what I compare every other sugar cookie to, and I am always disappointed when I try others…my Mom’s has ruined every other cookie!
My grandmother’s caramel pecan rolls!
Mine would have to be my grandmother’s cornbread dressing. My mother now makes it every year at Thanksgiving and Christmas and it’s just not a holiday without smelling the boiling onions & celery. Until the pot broke a few years ago, there was even a designated onion & celery pot. I guess I won’t get the pass the pot along with the recipe when it’s my turn to make it.
All the Mexican recipes I grew up eating made by my mother and grandma are all special to me and so I collected ALL my favorites in a cookbook for my childrend and for future generations 😉
I would pass down my Grandma’s Famous Apple Pie with homemade Crust. Delicious!
My moms Gesundheidskuchen. Yum.
Monika, Yum!
My father is Swiss and our heritage family recipe is our cheese fondue… unbelievable!
I would pass down my Chicken Noodle Soip recipe. My 12 year old has already asked if I will make this for him when he goes off to college 🙂
My grandma’s borscht and fruit roll recipe. 🙂
My grandma’s mac and cheese recipe. I’m the only one in my family who has been able to perfect it so its fitting that I pass it down.
My grandmother’s recipes from Yugoslavia (now former) are those I value most. From her strudel to the cookies I make for Christmas, to the cake-like kugelhopf she made for Easter. She’s no longer here for me to follow her through her kitchen, and so those I have are cherished.
It would have to be my mother’s recipe for chicken cabbage salad. There are many other very good recipes for it but Mom’s recipe usually beats ’em all in head to head competition.
My Aunt’s crystala….it is a Croatian cookie that my Grandpa just loves. My aunt has to make it at every holiday just for him. The bowl gets set right next to him after dinner 🙂
It would be my recipe of mustard greens..:)
I would (and already do) pass down my French pear pie recipe. I don’t have many long running family recipes, and I believe this one came from a neighbor, but always a surprise and a crowd pleaser!
My Mom’s spaghetti recipe! It’s great, easy and feeds a crowd.
I already cook a number of my family’s heritage recipes. I’d like to pass the chicken soup with matzo balls, the brisket and the tzimmes and potato pancake recipes the most. Even my non-Jewish friends ask me to make them. I might have to leave them to their kids since I have none of my own.
my mom’s recipe for homemade gnocchis!
I would pass down my Grandmother’s dressing (stuffing) recipe. It’s been on the table for every holiday meal that I can remember!
My grandma’s biscuits that she made every single day.
Hands down it would have to be my mom’s potato salad recipe. It’s the best!
My grandma’s pie crust recipe. It’s a no-fail recipe.
It would have to be my great grandmother’s oyster stew recipe. We have it as an appetizer every Christmas Eve, carrying on the tradition of staying meatless the day before Christmas.
My mom’s Jamaican curried chicken. I keep trying and one day will master it! For our family it is the epitome of home cooking.
I can’t particularly think of any special recipes that I’ve gained from my family. We’re from Ireland, which isn’t exactly the culinary capital of the world. But if I had to pick something of my own creation it would be (surprise) potatoes! In my recent culinary ventures I have perfected the art of home fries that would definitely be worth passing down.
Kielbasa and Sauerkraut!
I would have to go with my dad’s sauce and meatballs!
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/wishesNdishes/status/288347643191623680
I would pass down my mother’s Arroz con Pollo.
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It would be my Mom’s apple pie recipe
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