Decisions, Decisions

TO GO OR NOT TO GOLast week a big decision loomed. Should we take a long-planned mother-daughter trip or should the pandemic make the decision for us? There were pros…

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The Goodness of Goetta

WELCOMEThis week we welcome the Hellebusch family to our delicious memories community. Since goetta is one of the most delicious recipes enjoyed by generations in the Hellebusch family, this post…

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Fasting Failures!

ONE SUCCESS, MANY FAILURES This past week has been littered with one fasting failure after another. Ash Wednesday proved difficult but the day ended in success, bone broth at lunch,…

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Extended Family & Food

WELCOMEDelicious Memories is on a role! Since introducing the website in January to close family, the community has grown to include my high school friends who are, in part, an…

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Memories & Food

MEMORIES ARE TRICKY! Why do we recall events so differently from one another? How could I be certain my grandparent’s home on Shelbyville Road was sold after my grandmother died,…

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Shelbyville Road House

A RURAL RETIREMENTAccording to my mother, Della Mattei, as her parents approached retirement they yearned for a return to their roots; to live in a quiet place where they could…

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Grandma in Louisville

Delicious Memories Recipes: Mom’s Spinach Ravioli, Mom’s Meat Sauce, Homemade Tomato Paste, Italian Turkey, Pork Tenderloin with Diced Turnips and Greens, Italian Garden Salad, Tuna Salad, Mom’s Beef Broth and…

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Courtland “Birds”

Italicized and underlined words below are links for your convenience. WEEKLY TOPIC – ROLLED MEAT Interestingly enough, either for economy or taste, cooks have been in the business of extending…

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Grandma in Cincinnati

Delicious Memories Recipes: Grandma in Cincinnati’s Original Ravioli, Gnoochi, Minestrone Soup, Veal Birds and Polenta. Who is this Grandma born September 20, 1900 who lived most of her life at…

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