Your Signature Dish
One of my cousins recently inspired me to do an
informal poll on our “Henderson Relatives” Facebook page. The poll had one question: What is your
signature dish? You know, the dish you can rely on to always turn out, the one people ask you to bring to the next get-together, the one that is all gone at the end of the meal. It "can be thought of as the culinary equivalent of an artist finding their own style, or an author finding their own voice."
"When is the family potluck? Where?"
Family Potluck
"I’ll bring the beer!"
Maritime Delicacy
"Stop! You’re making me hungry."
Hungry
"Are you making a family cookbook?"
Family Cookbook
"I can finally make brown
bread like Aunt Charlotte did just using left over oatmeal
porridge."
Aunt Charlotte's Brown Bread
“I sure miss Grammie's rolls. Don't know how many times I asked
for her recipe but she always said, "I never wrote it down. I just do
it." But I miss her more than any baked good."
Grammie's Rolls
The family poll stirred up a
lot of memories involving these women, our aunts and mothers.
Betty, Mary, Jean, Gladys, Charlotte, Margaret
They were all good cooks, famous for baked beans, potato scallop,
rolls, biscuits, chocolate cake with boiled icing, molasses cookies, a fine cup
of tea and much, much more. And they were all good mothers, famous for warmth,
comfort, humour, patience, generosity and gentleness.
The Henderson Family, 1920s
Honestly, how much love is imparted through food? There
is pleasure in sharing a meal. There is comfort in comfort food. There is healing in a good cup of tea.
A Good Cup of Tea!
Think about this. What dish will you be remembered
for? Meatballs? Lasagna? Broccoli Salad?
Then think about this. What will you be remembered for? Your red hair? Your optimism? Your fabulous singing voice? Your sense of humour?
Then think about this. What will you be remembered for? Your red hair? Your optimism? Your fabulous singing voice? Your sense of humour?
