Fairlight de Michele remembers her Grandma Erna's noodle kugel on most holiday tables; with no recipe, she experiments on her own with no success, so she asks Milk Street to help her out.
EP2 Grandma Margaret's Coconut CakeOct 28, 2022
Karen Clay has fond memories of Grandma Margaret's coconut cake: a beautiful, towering creation she describes simply as "dreamy."
EP3 My Grandmother's GortonOct 28, 2022
When Marie Griffin was growing up, her grandmother, and later her mother, prepared gorton, a rich, spiced pork spread; after losing the recipe during a move, she contacted Milk Street for help.
EP4 Adena's Hot Milk SpongeOct 28, 2022
Linda White remembers a cake named Adena's Hot Milk Sponge from her grandmother's recipe collection; the vague instructions leave her unable to recreate it, so Linda contacts Milk Street for help.
EP5 My Grandfather's Butter RollsOct 28, 2022
Growing up in Hawaii, Royce Tanaka's grandfather owned and operated a bakery that sold popular butter rolls; Royce turns to Milk Street to help recreate them.
EP6 Baa's Crunchy PoorisOct 28, 2022
Growing up, Sapna Pandya's grandmother often made a round, crisp snack called "crunchy pooris."
EP7 My Mother's PernilOct 28, 2022
When feeding a crowd, Teryluz Andreu's mother would make pérnil al caldero: a Puerto Rican staple of juicy slow-cooked pork with shatteringly crisp skin.
EP8 Tatiana's Sauerkraut SoupOct 28, 2022
Melissa Long's Czech friend Tatiana sometimes prepared a rustic pork, sausage and sauerkraut soup; Milk Street wants to add their own spin on it.
EP9 My Mother's CalzoneOct 28, 2022
Tim Donovan has fond memories of calzones, a stuffed bread that his Italian mother and grandmother made.
EP10 My Grandmother's Christmas PopoversOct 28, 2022
Jessica Costantini misses her grandmother's popovers; when Jessica attempted to replicate them, hers ended up burned on the outside and doughy or dry on the inside.
With a combination of historical context and modern culinary know-how, chefs Christopher Kimball and Cheryl Day help home cooks recreate lost or forgotten cherished family recipes.