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.
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I would learn how to make my mother’s homemade noodles for homemade chicken noodle soup! This would be amazing.
It would be my moms potato salad
My aunties knodel recipe. It’s an Austrian dish she makes, essentially a big bread ball boiled in salt water and served with gravy.
I would pass down recipes from my own grandmother, who was a truly marvelous cook. Dishes that are simple, hearty, and flavorful are timeless!
I would pass down my Grandmother’s turkey stuffing. I’ve never had anyone else make something like it!
my great grandmother’s christmas candy recipe 🙂
My grandmother’s cranberry jelly recipe — it’s just not Thanksgiving without it!
🙂 Linda
I would pass down my mom’s cabbage roll recipe!
I’d pass down my Mom’s Passover Bagels. Actually, the recipe was given to Mom by Dad’s cousin Eva, and who knows where Eve learned about them? Anyway, they aren’t really bagels; they’re delicious, sweet, airy rolls that are wonderfully yummy and pretty much idiot-proof.
I would pass down my mom’s meatloaf recipe. I’m not sure how far back it goes, but it is special.
I would pass down my grandma’s sausage ball recipe.
Everyone who ever tried it has always loved my mom’s sausage stuffing. We have to make at least two batches whenever people know we’re having it. They want to take leftovers home!
When my mom’s mom passed away, my aunt made copies of her recipes for us grandchildren. As my aunt was going through all of them, she found at least 7 different recipes for fruit pizza, so one of these would have to be the dish I’d share. It brings back wonderful memories of chatting with her in the kitchen.
Plum Tart
I would pass down my mother’s spritz butter cookie recipe.
I’d pass down my Grandma’s Chicken & Dumplings recipe, even though none of us can make it quite as good as she did 🙂
Tweeted!
https://twitter.com/dmarie824/status/295705801752993792
I would pass down my PA dutch recipe of halushki (cabbage and noodles)
tweeted https://twitter.com/pittsy82/status/295915014412451841
My grandmother’s cinnamon rolls! Can’t really add this stuff to enhance their flavor, but I’m certainly going to try the recipe shared here!!
I’d pass down our spanikopita recipe!
Tweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/296150320239759360
I would pass down my grandma’s potato dumpling recipe which represents our German heritage.
tweeted
https://twitter.com/maybaby522/status/296380612388990977
I would pass down my grandmothers homemade sweet potato pie recipe
https://twitter.com/disneyfan40/status/296424304567013376
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I tweeted about the giveaway:
https://twitter.com/TJB86/status/296426749783339009
Good luck everyone!
Tim
My mom’s chicken and dumplins!
tweeted! 🙂 https://twitter.com/SweepsMama/status/296430881516707842
my mom’s version of Pho. every family or restaurant has their own style and my mom makes it specific to my family’s taste. I never eat Pho anywhere else!
tweeted https://twitter.com/minimisfit/status/296438341463855105
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https://twitter.com/romo4kids/status/296457357171503104
My family LOVES a recipe I created out of necessity – we were short on groceries and I combined three simple ingredients that I happened to have on hand.
2 cups of Lundberg wild rice
1 pound uncured/nitrate free bacon
1 pound frozen peas
extra virgin olive oil/salt & pepper/several cloves of garlic/basil
Cook the rice, fry the bacon (saute finely chopped garlic along with bacon), and add the peas (frozen!) to the cooked rice 10 minutes before serving. Chop up the bacon and add to rice pilaf. So simple and so delicious! I hope my daughter makes it for her family.
I tweeted too!
https://twitter.com/channynn/status/296620394302038019
my family’s recipe for sweet potato casserole – its so good!
My grandmothers Irish Baked Ziti! It is awesome and original!
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My grandmother’s kolache recipe!
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it would be my grandmother’s recipe for braised red cabbage
https://twitter.com/karinaroselee/status/297160588465950720
My mother’s Apple Tapioca Pudding–I took it so much for granted when I was a child!
My English tavern biscuit shortbread cookie recipe.
It would be Cream Cheese Cupcakes.
my dad’s queso recipe
As lame as it sounds, French toast. Thank you