The smell of brownies and red jello take me back to home any time I taste, see or smell one of the two! Many times as I was growing up after FHE the dessert was brownies and red jello. Nothing too fancy or expensive-I'm sure the cost of brownies and red jello fit in great with my parents school teacher budget!
Steve's smell, taste and food from home aroma is rice and tomatoes or grits and eggs. This was something his family had on a regular basis. I am sure my mom never intended on brownies and red jello being my taste of home since she is such a health nut. Of all the things we had I wonder why I loved the brownies and red jello nights so much. Maybe it was our only "junk" and I love junk. Who knows but I discovered this taste of home when I was away at college. One day my roommates happened to make brownies and red jello and I went crazy. Being 30 hours away from home the first time in my life-I loved anything that reminded me of home! So do I make a tradition and make a weekly "something" or do I just let each child determine when they are grown that a certain food or smell is their taste of home?
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I love homemade brownies alongside strawberry jello w/bananas. Yum!
hard call! I bet your kids already have a taste of home. Mine do, their favorite meal is hands down S&C, and adore rice but then they each have their favorite dessert. Spencer said, what he missed the most was rice. We have made it every day since he has been home. I bake a lot so they each have their own favorite goody. I have never had or heard of having brownies and jello, but it must be common because your friend has had it b4 too.
Bill doesn't like tomatoes and rice but he does adore grits and eggs, and pecan pie. I guess that is his taste of home, and sour cream pound cake.
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