My mom's all-time favorite food was Popeye's Fried Chicken and she usually chose it for her birthday dinner. (Popeye's and Publix-brand cake with butter-cream frosting!) Last year on her birthday, my entire family made sure to celebrate by eating fried chicken! There is no Popeye's in Iwakuni. So this year I decided to make one of her most famous recipes- Oven Fried Chicken. When I was younger, mom actually bought a whole fryer and cut it up herself to make this recipe! Now that is love (and is also a little beyond my level of expertise and willingness). :0) Several years ago, she reminded me of something that I said when I was a little girl. She said that once, while watching her cut up a fryer, I told her that the only reason that I would ever get married would be to have someone to cut up my chickens!
The best thing about this recipe from my mom is that it is handwritten. She made each one of her children a cookbook with our favorite family recipes and gave it to us when we married and started our own families. She made sure to handwrite our favorites. The cookbook was a treasure when she gave it to me and it has only become more valuable over the years. And no, my chicken did not turn out quite as good as hers. It never does. She was magic.
Your mom was definitely a magical lady. What a special gift to have her handwritten recipes. While your September 13 is almost over, ours is just beginning. I'll make sure have a happy day for her. Perhaps our spaghetti will wait for tomorrow night and we'll have fried chicken instead! We love you, Amy!
ReplyDeleteThis year we opted for Po Folks fried chicken and cupcakes from Publix. I know that mom Approved though because it was REALLY good. :). You are right about mom...... She was magic. I also LOVE to think about birthday celebrations in heaven. Great post, Amy, great post!
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