tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post3033663245561368197..comments2024-01-01T07:01:27.625-08:00Comments on Foodtrainers: In Session: TraditionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-84180051309097334222010-03-29T16:39:24.433-07:002010-03-29T16:39:24.433-07:00I find holidays rife with potential food issues. ...I find holidays rife with potential food issues. My family is loaded w/ "food pushers", the people who always tempt, nudge, insist and guilt with food. I try to combat this by hosting the meals when possible so I can be in control of most of the food. But to answer the questions....<br /><br />1. I try to mix up the family recipes by keeping the most yummy and beloved recipes as they are and improving/"enhancing"/replacing the dishes that weren't that good anyhow.<br /><br />2. My favorite generic "holiday meal" is the same amalgam of food that was always served when my dad's extended family would get together, regardless of occasion. It's so fattening and really can't be tweaked -- my mom's egg rolls, my macaroni and cheese, and my grandmother's red velvet cake. <br /><br />3. It's not sacrilegious to tweak family or traditional recipes. My success rate is better than not. I try not to roll out too many new or enhanced recipes at once, and I like to take new recipes on a test drive before the holidays. <br /><br />4. Because it's a fun word with lots of fun spellings!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16395394463695719999noreply@blogger.com