Baking Memories

Tonight, the typical conversation happened between my husband and I on my way home from work:

Me: hey, what are you thinking for dinner tonight?
Him: Uh, I dunno. What do you want.
Me: That's why I asked you. Okay, well I guess we can talk about it when I get home.
Him: OK
Me: Or, what about either Tuna Noodle Casserole or maybe Tator Tot Hotdish?

Something like that happens, with the dish options obviously changing based on what we have in our pantry and fridge/freezer at the time of questioning.

So, we decided on Tuna Noodle Casserole. I have this really basic recipe from my mom's mom that she used to make ALL the time when we went to visit her.

So, I made it and took that first bite - you know the one, the first bite that will tell yourself if you have indeed been successful in re-creating the dish that you remember from your childhood. Well, SCORE one for me tonight! I made it and it TOTALLY tasted like hers! Sometimes it varies and just doesn't taste the same, but tonight it was ON! It brought me back to sitting at her kitchen table, her serving it out of her antique yellow rectangle pyrex bakeware and serving it with a side of green beans. Seriously. Food and I are tight.

Just had to share.

Have fun baking your own memories!

-LD