For me -

I miss my grandma's oatmeal cookies (they were thin and flakey - evidently my great aunt Martha's reciepe that no one has). And her sugar cookies - we have the reciepe for those but it's just not the same - oh and her homemade donuts that were never any good.

I now live in cali so it's foods from home:

Italian Beef sandwiches and either Geno's Pizza or Lou Malnati's! Chicago style. I know you can have both of these shipped for big $$$ but it's not the same in any way!

Judi

Oooh i forgot to say....here in Miami there is a place called the Ale House and they have the best Shrimp & Crab Quesadilla's...oh and on South Beach there is this place that makes the best Sweet Potato French Fries...oooh and The Cheesecake Factory Fried Mac & Cheese....looks like i'm going to have to make a few trips next weekend.

Dragonlady.. Paula Deen even made some on one of her shows ! Deep fried mac n cheese ! Delicious!

. . . do you make it Fiddle . . . is there a "recipe" . . . is it coated in something or just fry it???

I have not made it only ate it lOL!!! But she made it with some baked mac n cheese, and I believe it was cold??? She cut it in a chunk and just dropped it in the hot grease, I cant remember if it had a scatterd breading on top like you would add to a baked mac anyway or not !
Its probably on line, on food network ?
But it is good !

Oh Dragonlady.. someone posted about making those was it this thread ?

. . . ya . . . back on page 3 . . . I never was much for wieners, but probably would have eaten them fried as a kid . . .

Thanks, there are so many good threads to follow they are starting to run together !Or maybe its just me and that age thing again !

What a nice thread.

My Mom's roast beef & gravy.

Guinness, butter, stew and tea from Ireland.

A good cannoli (yet to find one, might have to make my own)

BBQ ribs! I love bbq sauce.

Zamode,
You can find GREAT cannoli on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, NY, at any one of the many bakeries; and at Mike's pastry shop on Hanover Street, (I think) in Boston.

Grade school cafeteria chili, made from scratch way back when.
Dad's chipped beef gravy.
Dad's out of this world potato soup with his homemade bread and
butter.
Mom's fried bacon and fried potatoes.
Grandma's potato pie, I would give anything if I could have thought
to get the recipe before she passed.
Aunt's blackberry cobbler.
And, the best peanut butter candy bar ever made, which has been
out of production many years...High Noon Candy Bar.
I love these memory threads!

Oh I remember the High Noon candy bar ! Thanks for posting that I had forgot about it !
My mom always chewed clove gum. And My dad loved the horhound candy( sp ).

I thought of one more, Summer Kitchen Cafe's potato cassarole, denver style, yummmmmy!

lets see.. I would walk a million miles for one of my moms batch of sugar cookies... Mine just aren't the same

Starbuck's grande half-caf 2 pump pumpkin spice latte!! Oh, yeah!!

oh! i just about forgot!! atlanta bread's hot caramel apple cider. except our atlanta bread closed down

-boiled peanuts from a southern baseball park. Boiled so long they melt in your mouth.
-My dad's fried spam and eggs breakfast
-moms green jello salad
-corn nuggets from Niffers in Auburn, AL

What a great thread! I have so many things but I will only list a few:

My Nana's Swedish meatballs. I make them but they never taste as good! She passed a little under a year ago so I am still missing her ALOT!

Whoever mentioned In N Out Burger, Damn you! I live in Mass....... I can't get to one anytime soon! LOVE those burgers and would die for an order of their fries right now!

And the VT ladies who mentioned Cold Hollow Cider Mill.... My DH and I love love love those donuts! We spend a lot of vaca time in VT and have found some great places!

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread! I have some research and lots of cooking to do!!!!!