Apartment Therapy Tagged: childhood

In Praise of American Cheese

Individually-packaged American cheese slices are not exactly the first thing to come to mind when we think of quality gourmet foods. But hear us out! American cheese has some redeeming qualities that ...

Table Manners: "FHB on the Pie"

A friend recently told us about a quirky (we thought!) dinner table rule she had in her family. Whenever there was company over, her mom would set certain dishes on the table and quietly say, "FHB on ...

What Kind of Cuisine Did You Grow Up With?

I am very lucky to have a lot of friends from all over the world. I used to eat dinner regularly with a group that included friends from southern India, Colombia, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Honduras, ...

Kitchen Nostalgia: What Is the First Thing You Ever Cooked by Yourself?

I grew up spending many hours in the kitchen with various adults and have lots of happy memories of baking bread, rolling cookies and canning applesauce under their guidance. But one of my strongest ...

Tell Us: What Food Takes You Back to Your Childhood?

As we talk about getaways and the foods that remind us of vacation, we thought we'd contemplate an escape of a different kind — a little mental time traveling, if you will. What foods transport you ...

Weeknight Recipe: Old-Fashioned Sloppy Joes

A few weeks ago, we opened our great grandmother's church cookbook at random and found ourselves looking at a recipe for "Untidy Josephs." We quickly realized that these were the sloppy joes of our ...