How Inherited Recipes came to be
My name is Madison, and I have loved baking for as long as I can remember. That is why I created this blog of all the recipes I inherited from my Grandma.
That love came from creating something new, combined with my love of food, and also seeing my Grandma bake. From when I was little and would spend time at her house, she showed me her cooking magazines and even got me my own subscription one year. I would see her read the magazines, then chip out the recipes she wanted to try and prepare them on a notecard to keep them organized. She moved into a care home this year and was cleaning out her house, and gave me all of the recipe cards that she had either cut and made or written herself from her lifetime. I have shoeboxes full of recipes, many were made from before I was even born.
My dad’s mom Lee was the chef at a huge school in Portland. Baking for thousands every day. She also became a private chef for a family later on in life, all while cooking meals and baking desserts for her 5 boys. Even now she says, “I always felt I wasn’t a very good cook, I just have good recipes.”
These recipes I inherited are from those days from the farm baking for hungry boys, and also recipes that she used from her many jobs.
Inherited Recipes.
After I was given recipes from my dad’s mom, it made me wonder about my mom’s mom. My Grandma Naida died when I was 7, but when she is talked about, her cooking and baking is always brought up because of how incredible it was.
I remember her cooking all the meals on our family camping trips, and baking my brother’s birthday cake with her. I always hear all the time about how great her sourdough pancakes were.
I wanted to find her old recipes if they were still around 16 years later, and behold, my grandpa did have a stash he graciously gave me.
I have said it before in another post, but even though my Grandma Naida is no longer with us, I have felt more connected to her than ever baking her recipes. I know that is something we would have shared if she was still here.
My Goals for this blog
Approachable.
I started baking with no knowledge, no tools, no special equipment, (just the foundation I learned from my amazing high school culinary teacher) and I have learned to be successful, in my own eyes. I want my blog to be a place for people to come, who may not have any experience, or fancy equipment, to be empowered and be able to say to themselves “I can bake this!” I want people to be able to approach my blog and feel like they can be successful too! The recipes I make are older, and sometimes done the old-fashioned way, but that means that there is usually no special equipment required!
Encouraging
Like being approachable, I also want to be an encouraging space for people to come and read. I know it can be intimidating reading certain recipes because I have been there! Seeing the most Instagram-worthy, perfect, pictures can be intimidating! That is why I want my blog to encourage people who might be questioning their baking skills! I want them to feel encouraged and empowered to be able to tackle any recipe that I post! Also meaning, not all my recipes are going to be picture-perfect 😉
Family
These recipes are built on family tradition, coming from my Grandma, some of these recipes have been staples in my family’s gatherings for as long as I can remember, and I hope these recipes that can pour over into dishes that can be shared and enjoyed by many families.
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