Brenda’s Mexican pork chops
I am definitely a child of the seventies because I remember thinking this dish was incredibly exotic – it must have been the paprika and cayenne pepper! My mom used to make it in an electric frying pan – do they even exist anymore?” – Lynda Ingham-Brown
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Maureen’s Cape Malay curry
I fondly remember the aroma of my mom’s curry wafting through the house. It’s a dish that’s all about family banter, third helpings and a serious doggie bag. – Mark Serra
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Viv’s quick-and-easy panko chicken
The smell of the crispy, buttery crumb cooking is almost too good to wait for! my mom’s crumbed chicken is equally good hot or cold. – Jacqueline Burgess
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Lettie’s frikkadels
My mom says her mother swore by adding a few whole cloves instead of the ground spice. Once the frikkadels come out of the oven ‘kraakbruin’ (crispy brown) place them in a covered casserole dish to ‘sweat’ a little before serving. – Liesl Nicholson.
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Lorraine’s fillet in phyllo pastry
Growing up, it was seldom a question what my three sibling and I would request for our birthday dinners. This was (and still is) our family’s celebratory meal. – Amy Ebedes
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Rachmah’s chicken pie
The pastry recipe was passed down to my mom by her late stepmother. Make it from scratch if you can! – Ashraf Booley.
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Rolene’s lemon meringue
The trick to this recipe that I learnt from my mother (which she learnt from my great aunt) is to leave it in the oven after baking for 10 minutes. This gives the meringue that crispy top. – Lene Roux
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Pinkie’s buttermilk pudding
Despite her elaborate dinner party menus, this is my mother’s most requested recipe – the simplest, most comforting nursery pudding of them all. – Kate Wilson
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Nana’s Victorian sponge cake
My love affair with baking started with beating the sugar and butter together in my nana’s mixing bowl. I still have it. She could whip up a sponge cake in minutes with no electric beater. We would sit on the couch together and beat that sugar and butter until it was pale and creamy. – Abigail Donnelly
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Lesley’s honey-and-macadamia nought ice cream
My mom’s advice is to read this recipe carefully and to work slowly. The main thing to remember is not to overbeat the cream and egg whites. – Hannah Lewry
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