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, Apr 17 7:00 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, Apr 24 7:00 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, May 1 7:00 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, May 8 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, May 15 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, May 22 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, May 29 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.


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