For as long as I can remember we have always done dinner with family on Sunday. Back when I was a kid, it would happen immediately after church. On the rare occasion we went out for lunch, it was either Wyatt's Cafeteria in Red Bird Mall or La Mancha for Mexican, but we usually would meet up with the extended family for lunch at my grandparent's home.
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| 1974 - Easter |
My grandmother was the best cook ever! Her Sunday meal rotation was limited and so very typical southern food:
1 - Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, okra, green salad and banana pudding
2 - Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, green salad, carrots, and banana pudding
3 - Salmon croquettes, Le Sueur green peas, they were my grandfather's favorite, green salad and banana pudding
I have so many fond memories of us playing with my cousins while dinner is being prepared . . . climbing their trees . . . hopscotch on the patio . . .and helping set the table. The sounds, smells and taste of those foods takes me back to being a kid.
