Milk Street's My Family Recipe

In MILK STREET'S MY FAMILY RECIPE, Christopher Kimball and baker Cheryl Day use historical culinary context and modern kitchen know-how to help home cooks recreate lost or forgotten cherished family recipes. More than a cooking show, MILK STREET'S MY FAMILY RECIPE highlights how food connects history, community, family and memories. Throughout the series, Christopher and Cheryl visit families in their homes, and help them to recreate a Southern-style coconut cake, an Italian-American calzone with onions and raisins, and New England popovers, among other treasured recipes.

Fri, Jul 17 7:00 P.M. Adena's Hot Milk Sponge     NH Create (11.4)

Linda White remembers a cake named Adena's Hot Milk Sponge from her grandmother's recipe collection.

Fri, Jul 24 7:00 P.M. My Grandfather's Butter Rolls     NH Create (11.4)

When Royce Tanaka was growing up in Hawaii, his grandfather owned and operated a bakery that sold popular butter rolls.

Fri, Jul 24 9:00 P.M. Grandma Erna's Kugel     NH Create (11.4)

Fairlight de Michele fondly remembers her Grandma Erna's noodle kugel on her childhood holiday tables.

Fri, Jul 24 9:30 P.M. Grandma Margaret's Coconut Cake     NH Create (11.4)

Karen Clay has fond memories of her Grandma Margaret's coconut cake: a beautiful, towering creation she describes simply as "dreamy.

Fri, Jul 24 10:00 P.M. My Grandmother's Gorton     NH Create (11.4)

When Marie Griffin was growing up, Marie's grandmother, and later her mother, prepared gorton, a rich spiced pork spread.

Fri, Jul 24 10:30 P.M. Adena's Hot Milk Sponge     NH Create (11.4)

Linda White remembers a cake named Adena's Hot Milk Sponge from her grandmother's recipe collection.

Fri, Jul 24 11:00 P.M. My Grandfather's Butter Rolls     NH Create (11.4)

When Royce Tanaka was growing up in Hawaii, his grandfather owned and operated a bakery that sold popular butter rolls.

Fri, Jul 24 11:30 P.M. Baa's Crunchy Pooris     NH Create (11.4)

Growing up, Sapna Pandya's grandmother often made a round, crisp snack called "crunchy pooris.

Sat, Jul 25 12:00 A.M. My Mother's Pernil     NH Create (11.4)

When feeding a crowd, Teryluz Andreu's mother would make pernil al caldero: a Puerto Rican staple of juicy slow-cooked pork with shatteringly crisp skin.

Sat, Jul 25 12:30 A.M. Tatiana's Sauerkraut Soup     NH Create (11.4)

Melissa Long's Czech friend Tatiana sometimes prepared a rustic pork, sausage and sauerkraut soup.

Sat, Jul 25 1:00 A.M. My Mother's Calzone     NH Create (11.4)

Tim Donovan has fond memories of calzone, a stuffed bread that his Italian mother and grandmother made.

Sat, Jul 25 1:30 A.M. My Grandmother's Christmas Popovers     NH Create (11.4)

Jessica Costantini misses her grandmother's popovers.

Sat, Jul 25 10:00 A.M. Grandma Erna's Kugel     NH Create (11.4)

Fairlight de Michele fondly remembers her Grandma Erna's noodle kugel on her childhood holiday tables.

Sat, Jul 25 10:30 A.M. Grandma Margaret's Coconut Cake     NH Create (11.4)

Karen Clay has fond memories of her Grandma Margaret's coconut cake: a beautiful, towering creation she describes simply as "dreamy.

Sat, Jul 25 11:00 A.M. My Grandmother's Gorton     NH Create (11.4)

When Marie Griffin was growing up, Marie's grandmother, and later her mother, prepared gorton, a rich spiced pork spread.

Sat, Jul 25 11:30 A.M. Adena's Hot Milk Sponge     NH Create (11.4)

Linda White remembers a cake named Adena's Hot Milk Sponge from her grandmother's recipe collection.

Sat, Jul 25 12:00 P.M. My Grandfather's Butter Rolls     NH Create (11.4)

When Royce Tanaka was growing up in Hawaii, his grandfather owned and operated a bakery that sold popular butter rolls.

Sat, Jul 25 12:30 P.M. Baa's Crunchy Pooris     NH Create (11.4)

Growing up, Sapna Pandya's grandmother often made a round, crisp snack called "crunchy pooris.

Sat, Jul 25 1:00 P.M. My Mother's Pernil     NH Create (11.4)

When feeding a crowd, Teryluz Andreu's mother would make pernil al caldero: a Puerto Rican staple of juicy slow-cooked pork with shatteringly crisp skin.

Sat, Jul 25 1:30 P.M. Tatiana's Sauerkraut Soup     NH Create (11.4)

Melissa Long's Czech friend Tatiana sometimes prepared a rustic pork, sausage and sauerkraut soup.

Sat, Jul 25 2:00 P.M. My Mother's Calzone     NH Create (11.4)

Tim Donovan has fond memories of calzone, a stuffed bread that his Italian mother and grandmother made.

Sat, Jul 25 2:30 P.M. My Grandmother's Christmas Popovers     NH Create (11.4)

Jessica Costantini misses her grandmother's popovers.

Sun, Jul 26 12:00 P.M. Grandma Erna's Kugel     NH Create (11.4)

Fairlight de Michele fondly remembers her Grandma Erna's noodle kugel on her childhood holiday tables.

Sun, Jul 26 12:30 P.M. Grandma Margaret's Coconut Cake     NH Create (11.4)

Karen Clay has fond memories of her Grandma Margaret's coconut cake: a beautiful, towering creation she describes simply as "dreamy.

Sun, Jul 26 1:00 P.M. My Grandmother's Gorton     NH Create (11.4)

When Marie Griffin was growing up, Marie's grandmother, and later her mother, prepared gorton, a rich spiced pork spread.

Sun, Jul 26 1:30 P.M. Adena's Hot Milk Sponge     NH Create (11.4)

Linda White remembers a cake named Adena's Hot Milk Sponge from her grandmother's recipe collection.

Sun, Jul 26 2:00 P.M. My Grandfather's Butter Rolls     NH Create (11.4)

When Royce Tanaka was growing up in Hawaii, his grandfather owned and operated a bakery that sold popular butter rolls.

Sun, Jul 26 2:30 P.M. Baa's Crunchy Pooris     NH Create (11.4)

Growing up, Sapna Pandya's grandmother often made a round, crisp snack called "crunchy pooris.

Sun, Jul 26 3:00 P.M. My Mother's Pernil     NH Create (11.4)

When feeding a crowd, Teryluz Andreu's mother would make pernil al caldero: a Puerto Rican staple of juicy slow-cooked pork with shatteringly crisp skin.

Sun, Jul 26 3:30 P.M. Tatiana's Sauerkraut Soup     NH Create (11.4)

Melissa Long's Czech friend Tatiana sometimes prepared a rustic pork, sausage and sauerkraut soup.

Sun, Jul 26 4:00 P.M. My Mother's Calzone     NH Create (11.4)

Tim Donovan has fond memories of calzone, a stuffed bread that his Italian mother and grandmother made.

Sun, Jul 26 4:30 P.M. My Grandmother's Christmas Popovers     NH Create (11.4)

Jessica Costantini misses her grandmother's popovers.

Sun, Jul 26 9:00 P.M. Grandma Erna's Kugel     NH Create (11.4)

Fairlight de Michele fondly remembers her Grandma Erna's noodle kugel on her childhood holiday tables.

Sun, Jul 26 9:30 P.M. Grandma Margaret's Coconut Cake     NH Create (11.4)

Karen Clay has fond memories of her Grandma Margaret's coconut cake: a beautiful, towering creation she describes simply as "dreamy.

Mon, Jul 27 2:00 A.M. Grandma Erna's Kugel     NH Create (11.4)

Fairlight de Michele fondly remembers her Grandma Erna's noodle kugel on her childhood holiday tables.

Mon, Jul 27 2:30 A.M. Grandma Margaret's Coconut Cake     NH Create (11.4)

Karen Clay has fond memories of her Grandma Margaret's coconut cake: a beautiful, towering creation she describes simply as "dreamy.

Mon, Jul 27 9:00 P.M. My Grandmother's Gorton     NH Create (11.4)

When Marie Griffin was growing up, Marie's grandmother, and later her mother, prepared gorton, a rich spiced pork spread.

Mon, Jul 27 9:30 P.M. Adena's Hot Milk Sponge     NH Create (11.4)

Linda White remembers a cake named Adena's Hot Milk Sponge from her grandmother's recipe collection.

Tue, Jul 28 2:00 A.M. My Grandmother's Gorton     NH Create (11.4)

When Marie Griffin was growing up, Marie's grandmother, and later her mother, prepared gorton, a rich spiced pork spread.

Tue, Jul 28 2:30 A.M. Adena's Hot Milk Sponge     NH Create (11.4)

Linda White remembers a cake named Adena's Hot Milk Sponge from her grandmother's recipe collection.

Tue, Jul 28 9:00 P.M. My Grandfather's Butter Rolls     NH Create (11.4)

When Royce Tanaka was growing up in Hawaii, his grandfather owned and operated a bakery that sold popular butter rolls.

Tue, Jul 28 9:30 P.M. Baa's Crunchy Pooris     NH Create (11.4)

Growing up, Sapna Pandya's grandmother often made a round, crisp snack called "crunchy pooris.

Wed, Jul 29 2:00 A.M. My Grandfather's Butter Rolls     NH Create (11.4)

When Royce Tanaka was growing up in Hawaii, his grandfather owned and operated a bakery that sold popular butter rolls.

Wed, Jul 29 2:30 A.M. Baa's Crunchy Pooris     NH Create (11.4)

Growing up, Sapna Pandya's grandmother often made a round, crisp snack called "crunchy pooris.

Wed, Jul 29 9:00 P.M. My Mother's Pernil     NH Create (11.4)

When feeding a crowd, Teryluz Andreu's mother would make pernil al caldero: a Puerto Rican staple of juicy slow-cooked pork with shatteringly crisp skin.

Wed, Jul 29 9:30 P.M. Tatiana's Sauerkraut Soup     NH Create (11.4)

Melissa Long's Czech friend Tatiana sometimes prepared a rustic pork, sausage and sauerkraut soup.

Thu, Jul 30 2:00 A.M. My Mother's Pernil     NH Create (11.4)

When feeding a crowd, Teryluz Andreu's mother would make pernil al caldero: a Puerto Rican staple of juicy slow-cooked pork with shatteringly crisp skin.

Thu, Jul 30 2:30 A.M. Tatiana's Sauerkraut Soup     NH Create (11.4)

Melissa Long's Czech friend Tatiana sometimes prepared a rustic pork, sausage and sauerkraut soup.

Thu, Jul 30 9:00 P.M. My Mother's Calzone     NH Create (11.4)

Tim Donovan has fond memories of calzone, a stuffed bread that his Italian mother and grandmother made.

Thu, Jul 30 9:30 P.M. My Grandmother's Christmas Popovers     NH Create (11.4)

Jessica Costantini misses her grandmother's popovers.

Fri, Jul 31 2:00 A.M. My Mother's Calzone     NH Create (11.4)

Tim Donovan has fond memories of calzone, a stuffed bread that his Italian mother and grandmother made.

Fri, Jul 31 2:30 A.M. My Grandmother's Christmas Popovers     NH Create (11.4)

Jessica Costantini misses her grandmother's popovers.

Fri, Jul 31 7:00 P.M. Baa's Crunchy Pooris     NH Create (11.4)

Growing up, Sapna Pandya's grandmother often made a round, crisp snack called "crunchy pooris.

Fri, Aug 7 7:00 P.M. My Mother's Pernil     NH Create (11.4)

When feeding a crowd, Teryluz Andreu's mother would make pernil al caldero: a Puerto Rican staple of juicy slow-cooked pork with shatteringly crisp skin.

Fri, Aug 14 7:00 P.M. Tatiana's Sauerkraut Soup     NH Create (11.4)

Melissa Long's Czech friend Tatiana sometimes prepared a rustic pork, sausage and sauerkraut soup.

Fri, Aug 21 7:00 P.M. My Mother's Calzone     NH Create (11.4)

Tim Donovan has fond memories of calzone, a stuffed bread that his Italian mother and grandmother made.


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