Milk Street's My Family Recipe

Popovers with Beef in Cream Sauce

Jessica Costantini of Toronto, Ohio, has fond memories of her maternal grandmother’s Christmas popovers. She still recalls the aroma of them baking in the blackened, well-worn muffin tins that her grandmother used. “They were crisp on the outside and

By Milk StreetOctober 28, 2022

Calzone with Caramelized Onions, Anchovies and Raisins

Tim Donovan of Huntington, New York, has fond memories of a stuffed bread roll that his Italian mother and grandmother made, which the family called calzone. This savory bread was filled with sweet caramelized onions, briny black olives, plump golden

By Milk StreetOctober 28, 2022

Sausage and Sauerkraut Soup with Paprika and Dill

When Melissa Long moved from Cincinnati to Las Vegas in the early 2000s, she worked in a casino and became friends with a woman named Tatiana, who was from Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic and Slovakia). Occasionally Tatiana prepared a rustic, c

By Diane UngerOctober 28, 2022

Puerto Rican Slow-Cooked Pork Roast (Pérnil al Caldero)

This tender, slow-cooked pork with shatteringly crisp skin recreates Teryluz Andreu’s lost family recipe for an exceptional special-occasion pérnil.

By Milk StreetOctober 28, 2022

Farsi Pooris

For our show “My Family Recipe,” Sapna Pandya asked us to recreate her grandmother’s farsi pooris—crisp, fried breads which she nicknamed “crunchy pooris.”

By Milk StreetOctober 28, 2022

Butter Rolls

Terry Tanaka asked us to recreate these soft, lightly sweetened Hawaiian butter rolls for her husband, Royce, whose grandfather used to serve at his bakery in Oahu.

By Milk StreetOctober 28, 2022

Hot Milk Sponge Cake

This old-fashioned recipe is everything you wish angel food cake would be—light, but tender and flavorful, rather than vanishing and cotton-candy sweet.

By Milk StreetOctober 28, 2022

French-Canadian Spiced Pork Spread (Gorton)

When Marie Griffin of Los Angeles lost a cherished family recipe during a move, she contacted Milk Street for help. Three of her grandparents were from Quebec and moved to Fall River, Massachusetts, in the early 20th century, bringing their culinary t

By Milk StreetOctober 28, 2022

Coconut Layer Cake

For our show "My Family Recipe," we recreated a Southern grandmother’s dreamy, towering coconut cake.

By Milk StreetOctober 28, 2022

Noodle Kugel

When Fairlight de Michele was growing up, her Grandma Erna’s noodle kugel graced most holiday tables. But unlike the adults at those family gatherings, Fairlight never loved the dish. Thirty years later, Fairlight, who lives in Oakland, California, wa

By Milk StreetOctober 28, 2022