I apologize for not posting any new recipes lately. My amazing, sweet and beautiful Grandma passed away recently. Although I miss her so much, I'm happy that we have such a wonderful angel watching over us!
It's only fitting that I post a recipe from my Grandma. There's only one problem. She never wrote anything down! If we wanted to know how she made something, we had to write it down while she made it. Trust me, my Grandma was an awesome cook! Tortillas, mole, cornbread dressing, scones, beans, rice, hot sauce. You name it, she made it...and it was good!! I have no idea what to make of hers. I've tried to make her rice many times and still haven't been able to get it right. Even with her standing next to me, I managed to mess it up. The tortillas didn't taste bad but they looked like anything BUT a tortilla! Back in April, I tried to make her dressing. I made the mistake of using sweet cornbread. Oops! The one time I tried making her mole (years ago), the bottom of the blender came off and most of it ended up on the kitchen floor. The little bit that made it into the pot wasn't bad though. What to make? What to make?
I'm sure I'll think of something of hers to make and share on here. Hopefully she'll be watching over me and guiding me so I don't screw it up. Either that or she'll be laughing her head off watching me try to recreate something that came so easy to her.
Whatever I decide to make, no matter how good it might turn out, it won't have that special "Grandma's touch" to it. Anthony says I make a pretty good pot of pinto beans and can re-fry them pretty well, but they're just "not Grandma's" beans.
What can I say? All I can do is try :)
Yo te quiero mucho Grandma! You behave up there in Heaven! :)
The last batch of refried beans you made were the closest to Grandma's beans you've ever made. I think you're on the right track...more bacon grease!! Grandma would be proud :) I love you Grandma!
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