Just for fun - what food(s) do your college kids request when they come home?

[Hoggirl]

Do you have any homemade specialities or regional fare that your kids specifically ask for when they are home from college?

 

My ds usually requests regional (Southern) food. Black-eyed peas, collard greens, cornbread, etc. He will also sometimes request "something fried," which I don't do, so that usually means a trip to a local catfish place. He also likes my peanut butter pie. :)

[EKS]

Black bean soup.

[Guest]

Mom's tacos. Apparently the tacos in Ohio are, to quote, "garbage". Imagine that. Lol

 

And I find it quite humorous considering that I don't have a drop of Hispanic/Latina blood in my body. I'm as Anglo/Gringo as they come. But I guess that good Tex-Mex cookin' has rubbed off on me after living in Texas for so many years.

Edited May 23, 2017 by Kinsa

[teachermom2834]

Homemade mac and cheese.

[Jane Elliot]

We raise sheep, so they miss lamb.

[Guest]

Grilled anything that is decent quality, fresh fruits and vegetables.

They miss quality...Aramark has taught them the importance of grades in meat and proper storage of produce.

[katilac]

Red beans, jambalaya, and gumbo. Yes, we live in the bayou, lol. 

[Nan in Mass]

Mine don't request anything but they get excited about my pizza (breadmaker crust), oatmeal bread(niiiice breadmaker), homemade mac and cheese, and fish in all forms. We eat a lot of fish - chowder, baked, raw in sushi, smoked with goat cheese... Now I am hungry.

[Kassia]

One wants big heavy meals - lots of meat/potatoes/veggies.  The other is vegetarian and looks forward to fresh produce.  

[fourisenough]

My DD has been doing all the shopping and cooking since she got home. She really missed fresh fruits and vegetables and the ability to make whatever she wants. I'm thrilled to have her take over, for however long it lasts...

[Mom22ns]

Ds always wants BBQ. I have a big green egg and he particularly loves bbq ribs. He really likes the food at his school, but they don't do BBQ. 

 

Dd is a vegetarian. She requests homemade mac and cheese, but mostly is just happy to have a well stocked kitchen so she can fix healthy food. She wasn't at all impressed with school food and is very glad to be home with a kitchen.

 

They're both moving into apartments next year and I'm curious how that will change things.

[regentrude]

DD wants to go shopping, buy lots of vegetables and interesting cuts of meat, and have free run of the kitchen to cook.

She is living with a vegetarian room mate and has a vegan boy friend, so the last two visits home involved meat dishes she would nto cook in her apartment.

[creekland]

Chipped Beef & Gravy is the most popular request - served over pasta or mashed potatoes.  That request also comes from friends of theirs when they tag along.

[FaithManor]

Ham with mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans

 

Beef stew with homemade rolls

 

Chicken enchiladas

 

Lasagna

 

Baked salmon with risotto, sauteed mushrooms, and roasted leeks

 

Hamburgers over the fire in the backyard

 

Their grandmother's famous ribs

 

Swedish meatballs

 

Chocolate pie

[gingersmom]

My daughter just wants to go out for sushi ASAP

[Kareni]

When my daughter was home from college she lusted after her Dad's potato salad, his fresh homemade bread, and his bean soup.

 

Regards,

Kareni

[katilac]

Well she used to request what we call sweet and sour sausage.   

 

 

Thanks for including the link, I will totally be making this! 

[Hoggirl]

Thanks for including the link, I will totally be making this!

Me, too! Thinking it would convert well to the Instant Pot, too.

[Harriet Vane]

Mom's tacos. Apparently the tacos in Ohio are, to quote, "garbage". Imagine that. Lol

 

And I find it quite humorous considering that I don't have a drop of Hispanic/Latina blood in my body. I'm as Anglo/Gringo as they come. But I guess that good Tex-Mex cookin' has rubbed off on me after living in Texas for so many years.

 

I agree. Ohio tacos are garbage.

 

EXCEPT...

 

Not sure where you are in Ohio, but Los Guachos in Columbus are actually real, authentic, and wonderful. I am from Chicago. I am used to the real deal from the awesome urban melting pot of Chicago's neighborhoods, and I promise, Los Guachos are it.

[MBM]

He can come home any day because we now live literally right across the street from his campus. But, I always have avocado, bacon, eggs, sourdough bread and sometimes a few Lindt truffles hiding in the cupboard. :)

[MBM]

I agree. Ohio tacos are garbage.

 

EXCEPT...

 

Not sure where you are in Ohio, but Los Guachos in Columbus are actually real, authentic, and wonderful. I am from Chicago. I am used to the real deal from the awesome urban melting pot of Chicago's neighborhoods, and I promise, Los Guachos are it.

Velvet Taco in Chicago is the best! And they play great music to boot. That is, music from the 80s. ðŸ˜

[Eos]

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Edited February 6, 2023 by Eos