tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post719293988346518590..comments2024-03-28T09:50:50.042-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Pat Kennedy on Pigs in a Blanket and Our Other MothersJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51771845248511221542021-05-09T10:43:21.884-04:002021-05-09T10:43:21.884-04:00Thank you for reminding me of my Mom's Pigs in...Thank you for reminding me of my Mom's Pigs in a Blanket, which she made for dinner many times with a mashed potato wrapping instead of pastry, and baked beans on the side. A happy memory for me. Happy Mother's Day to all.Gay Yellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563945979041377280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74991940949426554322021-05-08T21:57:20.495-04:002021-05-08T21:57:20.495-04:00Hi, Pat, You are welcome to any party I ever host!...Hi, Pat, You are welcome to any party I ever host! Yum yum yum!!! Thanks for sharing your recipe.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46781942572137358252021-05-08T17:20:05.532-04:002021-05-08T17:20:05.532-04:00Deborah, I assure you she will!Deborah, I assure you she will!Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777683026890358953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91823250495920625362021-05-08T15:30:26.303-04:002021-05-08T15:30:26.303-04:00Hi Pat and welcome to Jungle Red. Sorry to be late...Hi Pat and welcome to Jungle Red. Sorry to be late to the party today, but I've enjoyed everyone's stories. Just yesterday friends were saying how surprised by how much my five-year-old granddaughter loves to cook with me. But we've been cooking together since she could hold a spoon and it's great bonding time. Whether she'll remember anything we made together, I don't know!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2668101090499206062021-05-08T15:07:42.007-04:002021-05-08T15:07:42.007-04:00OMG - I forgot all about pigs in blankets! I will ...OMG - I forgot all about pigs in blankets! I will have to make the recipe. I loved them growing up. Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56753124749060222582021-05-08T15:05:36.674-04:002021-05-08T15:05:36.674-04:00A recipe for joie de vivre is simply delicious! M...A recipe for joie de vivre is simply delicious! My kind of lady -- red shoes, I love them and have at least five pairs.<br />Pat Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061886394526183084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8414041645389668312021-05-08T14:28:55.556-04:002021-05-08T14:28:55.556-04:00I've had these pigs in a blanket and they are ...I've had these pigs in a blanket and they are amazing. <br /><br />I am lucky to have a book filled with my grandmother's favorite recipes written in her own handwriting. Some are originally German from her mother's mother, while others are true 1950s and 60s made with flavors of Campbell's soup you can't even buy anymore. I love them all.Barb Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16470220932617188498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70351681854966409122021-05-08T13:45:43.562-04:002021-05-08T13:45:43.562-04:00These pigs in the blanket sound so good, Lucy. I&...These pigs in the blanket sound so good, Lucy. I'm trying to decide what to fix with my son and his girlfriend coming in tomorrow for a couple of days. My daughter was here yesterday, and I had chicken spaghetti and salad and chocolate cherry cake. I'll make another chocolate cherry cake for son, but main dish might be his favorite, baked spaghetti. The pigs in the blanket would make a great appetizer. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63779392709314923002021-05-08T13:45:08.203-04:002021-05-08T13:45:08.203-04:00My "other mother" was probably my Aunt C...My "other mother" was probably my Aunt Calvetta, who despite financial and romantic ups and downs (five husbands!) never stopped being fun loving and well, just loving. I'll never forget a visit when I was in college and poor as the proverbial church mouse. She took me to Dillon's department store and bought me FIVE pairs of shoes. It was so extravagant and impractical and delightful. I wore the red shoes I got that day for another decade, at least. She wasn't much on cooking, so I can't share a recipe, but if there's a recipe for joie de vivre, she had it.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63121572024747782302021-05-08T12:25:14.845-04:002021-05-08T12:25:14.845-04:00My mother made me green Jello with bits of celery ...My mother made me green Jello with bits of celery suspended inside! She also liked orange jello with grated carrot. Not for me! I haven't had a box of Jello in my kitchen for years. Pat Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061886394526183084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83925953614546510032021-05-08T12:22:59.472-04:002021-05-08T12:22:59.472-04:00People often ask if we are related to the "Th... People often ask if we are related to the "The real Kennedys" and I say no. But we are indeed real and we are Kennedys. But if the powers that be want to appoint me to an ambassadorship, I would say yes, especially if it would be in Ireland.Pat Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061886394526183084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25579447321033194142021-05-08T12:19:45.010-04:002021-05-08T12:19:45.010-04:00One never really knows how a kind word or gesture ...One never really knows how a kind word or gesture can mean in the moment. I love the story below about inviting a poor woman into one's kitchen. AT this point in my life I am experiencing a lot of kindnesses because my husband needs a lot of help -- a steadying arm, an open door, letting him go first when there is a line for the bathroom -- those small but so meaningful actions by friends and strangers too. So keep it up world...it warms my heart.Pat Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061886394526183084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15440373132552503112021-05-08T12:11:53.877-04:002021-05-08T12:11:53.877-04:00Oh, Hallie! Thanks for the endorsement here. As ...Oh, Hallie! Thanks for the endorsement here. As you know, cooking for my family -- and yours -- is a pleasure.Pat Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061886394526183084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12816601988504944242021-05-08T12:08:54.541-04:002021-05-08T12:08:54.541-04:00I'm what's known as a "good Midwester...I'm what's known as a "good Midwestern cook" according to a very famous Red who is a very good friend of mine.Pat Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061886394526183084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33543477597781504982021-05-08T12:06:16.852-04:002021-05-08T12:06:16.852-04:00Now you got me! Nothing makes me happier than coo...Now you got me! Nothing makes me happier than cooking a family meal for them. Last summer, tho, we had 3 teenage grandsons with us all summer long. It was wonderful. But they were hungry all the time. One night I made two huge chicken-pot-pies for dinner. As I put them on the table, grandson Dylan said, "Is that all there is????" I had used two rotisserie chickens in the filling. Now Joe and I share one small chicken and it lasts for three nights. Pat Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061886394526183084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20430862631919330582021-05-08T12:02:44.307-04:002021-05-08T12:02:44.307-04:00Edith,
Agreed that the recipe looks tasty and the...Edith,<br /><br />Agreed that the recipe looks tasty and these are wonderful memories. I love Christmas cookies, especially gingerbread cookies. Yum!<br /><br /><br />On another note, that photo of you and Jay on FB was wonderful. <br /><br />Happy Mother's Day (I may take a break from social media tomorrow)<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36539644125784433722021-05-08T11:59:56.755-04:002021-05-08T11:59:56.755-04:00Jay,
That's a wonderful memory of your Aunt. ...Jay,<br /><br />That's a wonderful memory of your Aunt. Thank you for sharing your memories with us.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10038335932481719032021-05-08T11:31:31.513-04:002021-05-08T11:31:31.513-04:00That recipe looks delicious, Pat! Very much like t...That recipe looks delicious, Pat! Very much like the Texas Czech sausage kolaches. Most of our family likes the infamous green stuff (jello-based salad with the works) recipe that my mom got from her sister-in-law in the Panhandle, that she got from who knows who? Mom also used to bake a plain butterscotch cookie recipe that she got from her mother-in-law. I just remember when our mouths ached from braces being tightened those cookies were just the thing, nice and soft.Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72020507621456749172021-05-08T10:38:41.493-04:002021-05-08T10:38:41.493-04:00My aunt's chicken with mushrooms recipe. I lik...My aunt's chicken with mushrooms recipe. I like to call it "My Aunt's World Famous Chicken Dish". However, it's not any kind of groundbreaking recipe or anything. <br /><br />But I'm an extremely picky eater. I like what I like and I rarely, if ever, try something new. Especially it is out of my "dead animal and a potato" wheelhouse OR if it has anything resembling rabbit food.<br /><br />But this dish found a place with me because it was shockingly delicious. As I said, it's a pretty simple recipe but regarding the bringing back of sweet memories, the only time I got to have the dish was when the extended family gathered at my aunt's house for Xmas Eve. Since we no longer do the gathering, thinking about the dish let's me remember those gatherings. One in particular was funny because when we arrived at my aunt's house one year, she came out to the car to give me something that she didn't want my mom to forget to take home.<br /><br />In turn, I handed her an empty Tupperware container and said, "I'll trade you". She asked what the container was for and I said, "You can put my leftovers of the chicken dish in there now." (You know, before the food had even been served to the family.) <br /><br />I had two helpings at least when we were at my aunt's and then I would have some of the leftovers I brought home for breakfast on Christmas Day. Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72948343140368794212021-05-08T10:02:05.946-04:002021-05-08T10:02:05.946-04:00I so agree that cooking with someone simply opens ...I so agree that cooking with someone simply opens the dam and conversation and confidences follow. Not long ago my 17year old granddaughter came over to make me a scone recipe she had found (I assisted). The scones were delicious, but mostly I think because we made them together.<br /><br />Whenever I make stuffing (dressing?) for turkey I think of my grandmother who showed me how she made it. It was different from my mother's, who was an excellent cook, but I liked the idea of sautéing the celery and onions first. Not sure why my mother didn't do it that way but she was the daughter-in-law and that could have been reason enough.Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777683026890358953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55359583649306258542021-05-08T10:00:36.578-04:002021-05-08T10:00:36.578-04:00It's a macaroni dish with ground meat, tomatoe...It's a macaroni dish with ground meat, tomatoes, and green peppers, among other things. Some people like it with cheese, but that's not the original preparation.<br /><br />They served it in our cafeteria when I was a kid in school. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33776101196036380792021-05-08T09:55:10.278-04:002021-05-08T09:55:10.278-04:00Edith, I'd like to know more about Bobbi's...Edith, I'd like to know more about Bobbi's black bean extravaganza.Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777683026890358953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90479684982549989692021-05-08T09:48:08.630-04:002021-05-08T09:48:08.630-04:00As someone who is NOT a pigs in a blanket fan, I&#...As someone who is NOT a pigs in a blanket fan, I've had Pat's and they are fantastic. The supreme comfort food. I generally steer clear of anything that has yeast in it, but I think I could manage this.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79585163563137158242021-05-08T09:38:04.456-04:002021-05-08T09:38:04.456-04:00People like that make such a difference in our liv...People like that make such a difference in our lives, right? It is always wonderful to read about memories like these.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78512924347941608482021-05-08T09:36:55.533-04:002021-05-08T09:36:55.533-04:00Pat Kennedy, welcome to Jungle Reds!
Did anyone e...Pat Kennedy, welcome to Jungle Reds!<br /><br />Did anyone ever ask you if JFK is your brother? He has a sister named Pat Kennedy who became an Ambassador.<br /><br />Love your recipe. Looks yummy, though I cannot eat wheat (allergies). I will try a gluten free modification of your delicious recipe.<br /><br />Happy Saturday,<br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.com