When I stopped seeing my mother with the eyes of a child, I saw the woman who helped me give birth to myself. ~ Nancy Friday
Often our earliest memories are the favorite foods our moms made special … just for us. For some it might be a family comfort food dish; for others a favorite ‘mom’ food might be a delicious cookie. To celebrate Mother’s Day we reached out to our friends on Facebook and Twitter and asked about their favorite “mom made just for me” food. Some of our Twitter Chat #FoodTVChat guest hosts and guest chefs joined in the fun along with social BBFs. Hope you enjoy!
What is your favorite food & why your mom makes?@donchefbunny @LoganJrChef @Rock_Harper @LeftofStr8 @Minishar @logansw62 @KatsujiTanabe
— Diva Foodies (@DivaFoodies) May 3, 2015
It’s chocolate chip pancakes for our pal at the West Egg Cafe in Atlanta. Note the tip! Use mini chips so they don’t sink in the batter.
.@DivaFoodies And now I bet my kids would answer the same about me! #tradition #Mom
— West Egg Cafe (@westeggcafe) May 7, 2015
Our Facebook friend Dana still considers beef stroganoff a special treat from her mom. For Facebook friend Kaye it’s the sweet and sour flavors of her Aunt Marcie’s stuff cabbage recipe that brings back memories.
Food TV Chef Rock Harper winner of Hell’s Kitchen loves his mama’s braised short ribs.
It’s his mom’s green Swiss enchiladas that is Top Chef Boston alumni KatsujiTanabe‘s favorite “mom” food.
@DivaFoodies @donchefbunny @LoganJrChef @Rock_Harper @LeftofStr8 @Minishar @logansw62 green Swiss enchiladas
— katsuji tanabe (@KatsujiTanabe) May 3, 2015
MasterChef Junior winner Logan tells us that his mom can cook! He loves her German and Italian food and her quiches too.
From our Tweeter dude pals – Tad’s mom seems quite the home cook with ‘no boundaries” to her cooking talents.
While “slumgolan” … a family comfort food recipe is a favorite made by Scott’s mother.
From Twitter Yen Le Nha tells us her mother’s Vietnamese soup, Canh Chua is her very favorite. More delicious comfort food from mom!
@DivaFoodies it is Sour soup. Vietnamese name is Canh Chua. pic.twitter.com/eFKEQIAtpO
— Yen Le Nha (@lenhayen) May 3, 2015
Nicki Schroeder, High Road Craft Ice Cream, tweeted her thanks to her momma for the memories of yummy Italian Wedding cookies!
Our Twitter friend Elizabeth loves her mom’s German pancakes and oatmeal molessess bread.
Chef Virginia Willis loves her mama’s chocolate meringue pie. I bet we all would too!
@DivaFoodies @curtis_stone @bitz4bk @bakespace @westeggcafe @robinfrantz64 @nickitheroadie > I love mama's choc meringue pie. So good!
— Virginia Willis (@virginiawillis) May 11, 2015
Our two special friends from All Star Academy surprised us a bit with their responses. Sharon “Nonna” Damante’s mom just doesn’t cook. While Sherri William loves her mom’s sweet potato pie, her mom doesn’t really like to cook either. With two talented cooks … these ladies’ mamas shouldn’t have to cook!
Hope you have a special Mother’s Day with special food that creates wonderful memories!
Drop a comment and let us know your Favorite Mom Food.