Cookbook giveaway – My French Family Table

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• dbielick  on  June 29, 2016

  We don't have a regular family mealtime tradition. We do enjoy our family favorite recipes at the holidays though.

• sir_ken_g  on  June 29, 2016

  Not sure .. maybe eating home cooked Chinese style duck.

• Mariarosa  on  June 29, 2016

  In my family we got to choose the menu for our own birthday dinners around the family table.

• Siegal  on  June 29, 2016

  I love baking with my daughter in preparation

• Johnnymc  on  June 29, 2016

  Catching up with the others daily activities

• t.t  on  June 29, 2016

  I don't know about a regular tradition, but there are certain foods that always get made for holidays/celebrations/special occasions.

• elysek  on  June 29, 2016

  Friday night dinners at my grandparents.

• Miette  on  June 30, 2016

  We follow French traditions

• Sophph  on  June 30, 2016

  For breakfast on Christmas morning we always have pork pie. It's a tradition passed down from my Victorian great grandmother and anyone who marries into the family finds it weird, but we couldn't imagine Christmas without it!

• spicebite  on  June 30, 2016

  On Friday nights my little boys take turns choosing what we will have for dinner and then we all watch a movie afterwards – it's a lovely way to create a break between our busy week and the weekend.

• Orielle  on  June 30, 2016

  Always sitting down to eat together at the table, no TV or phones allowed.

• cocecitycook  on  June 30, 2016

  Sitting down at a table together and sharing the day's events.

• ncollyer  on  June 30, 2016

  Eating together as a family in the dining room, and lingering after dinner for a lively discussion.

• JessicaEagle  on  June 30, 2016

  Thanks for this giveaway. We don't really have specific family tradition…except eating some fondue on Christmas Eve.

• Aggie92  on  June 30, 2016

  Smoked salmon, stuffed mushrooms along with cheese and crackers is our family tradition for Christmas Eve. And of course some good wine to wash it all down. Salut!

• meggan  on  June 30, 2016

  Candlelight every night. Even with the toddler.

• Katiefayhutson  on  June 30, 2016

  Actually sitting down together as a family to have dinner each night.

• AndieG52  on  July 1, 2016

  Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners with the family.

• RaySadler  on  July 1, 2016

  Traditional Sunday Lunch – a roast, sadly mostly for two now the children are grown-up, but with properly laid table in the dining room – three courses and wine; brings us together.

• PoCoKat  on  July 1, 2016

  Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Summer barbecues.

• hillsboroks  on  July 1, 2016

  When the children were younger and still at home we made Sunday supper a "snack supper" with cut up fresh vegetables and fruit, crackers with cheeses and meats, maybe some cooked shrimps and homemade dips for the veggies. It was always fairly balanced and healthy and the kids loved to help prepare everything.

• nicolthepickle  on  July 1, 2016

  Sunday afternoon lunches with everyone.

• obbigttam  on  July 1, 2016

  A new "tradition" my wife & I have started now our son has turned 4 is the Sunday night World Tour. We get him to choose a country he wants to visit for the week from the atlas, and we choose recipes from that country for dinner, then either watch a movie/documentary or listen to music from there as well. We're hoping this will expand his interest both in the food and cultures of other countries.

• ballen  on  July 1, 2016

  Special soup recipe for holiday meals.

• pandapotamus  on  July 1, 2016

  Post-thanksgiving turkey porridge.

• lindaeatsherbooks  on  July 2, 2016

  My most cherished family mealtime tradition is fried chicken on Saturdays.

• sgump  on  July 2, 2016

  . . . that our Thanksgiving meals were identical year to year. If we'd ever try to do things differently on the day, within the next week or so would be an appearance of the "traditional" menu, since "It just doesn't feel like Thanksgiving without X [dish]!"

• gjelizabeth  on  July 2, 2016

  Pumpkin pie for breakfast on the morning after Thanksgiving. Just thinking of it makes me smile.

• Nancith  on  July 2, 2016

  Growing up, all of our kids planned their birthday menu, including the cake. Of course, I did all the work (but loved it!)

• dduvall  on  July 2, 2016

  Our Christmas dinner always is turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and garlic spinach. For Christmas Eve it's always cabbage rolls, kielbasa and potato salad, beets and horseradish.

• djoh437938  on  July 3, 2016

  Sunday dinners at great grandmas house

• JanScholl  on  July 4, 2016

  My kids are all grown up and don't live close, so I don't get the opportunity to do what I did with them, with my grand kids. But I used to make up recipes and name them after my kid's moods. I hope they carry it on.

• juazella  on  July 4, 2016

  Breakfast. Due to the different schedules my husband and I have, the only meal we can eat together is breakfast during the week. He cooks for us while I get ready for work, and then we sit down to talk and eat and start our morning on a good foot.

• matag  on  July 4, 2016

  The feast of the seven fishes on Christmas Eve

• trudys_person  on  July 4, 2016

  Just sitting down as a family for most meals, always with the table set …

• jlemoine  on  July 5, 2016

  Just having a chance to all sit together as a family and talk. And no electronics!

• pgarcia  on  July 6, 2016

  I always make an overnight French toast for New Year's Day. My now-grown stepson always comes over for it, no matter how late he was out the night before!

• debravdorn  on  July 6, 2016

  My most cherished tradition is everyone eating together and enjoying our Spanish 'sobremesa", which is the leisurely, prolonged chatting after a meal is complete.

• veronicafrance  on  July 6, 2016

  My French Family Table: giveaway not valid in France. Ironic! So I won't tell you our French tradition 🙂

• saladdays  on  July 6, 2016

  Always sitting at the table for dinner and discussing the happenings of the day in an unhurried way.

• HallieBaker  on  July 6, 2016

  Just the time spent together 🙂

• kittykattak  on  July 6, 2016

  Roast meal. Every week.
  And as our birthdays were three consecutive months, we would switch out what we would have – cake, pie or cheesecake.

• Graskia  on  July 7, 2016

  I love when we have a "petit-déjeuner" for dinner. Since I grew up in France (my husband and children are Americans) where breakfast is mostly a "sweet" only meal, we have baguette, jam and butter, fresh fruits and œufs à la coque (soft boiled egg). Since we live in the US, we add bacon, cheese, cold cuts, sometimes a quiche (Béatrice Peltre has some great recipes). It is so much fun, my teenagers still love it.

• suspi  on  July 7, 2016

  Daily, we eat together at the same time when possible and everyone helps to set the table.

  We have a golden charger (from our wedding) that we use if it's someone's special day (birthday, received an award, etc.) – and we cook the person's favourite meal to make the day extra special.

• Deblibrarian  on  July 7, 2016

  We love a 'board' laden with dips and pates and cheeses and breads that come from our experimenting with different cook books!

• lovelily1001  on  July 7, 2016

  family tradition is simple here: everyone together for dinner, at the table, real food, and candles. i get teased by the family for that last one, but everyone knows there must be candlelight.

• rivergait  on  July 7, 2016

  Going from a family meal for 7 (5 daughters, and the family ALWAYS ate together) to just me (widowed)…my traditions are new ones. I choose dinnerware to match the food, a cocktail equally in sync with the entree, a TV tray set up artfully with dogs and cats at my feet, and a good book, magazine, or DVD for company. Traditions don't have to be decades old!

• anjulibai  on  July 9, 2016

  Since we lived in the UK for two years, we have adopted the lovely habit of drinking tea together on a daily basis. On special occasions we have "high tea" with sweets and savories. Our college-age students have introduced all of their friends to real British tea and they have all become "tea snobs"

• nomadchowwoman  on  July 9, 2016

  Since my mom was a wonderful cook, I took for granted good meals, but what I loved was when she went all out and did a massive Italian-American spread, usually when we had company, cooking things she'd learned growing up in an Italian neighborhood in NY (she herself had no Italian heritage), later from her sister-in-law (nee: Mucci), daughter of Italian immigrants: spaghetti and meatballs, lasagne, eggplant parmigiano, braciole. There was always a gigantic salad and plenty of cheap chianti in straw-bound bottles. Mom would go to great lengths to get white veal and sweet Italian sausage, and my dad was happy to oblige in the shopping effort. (He would always pick up a stuffed artichoke, too, which were ubiquitous in New Orleans.) Believe me, we were ALL happy. Mom rarely cooks now, but when she does–usually directing, as she did recently when her sister was visiting–it's a mini version of that feast. A much smaller group sat down to eat lasagne and veal parmigiano. As my mom took her tiny bites, she kept saying "something's missing." My aunt looked over at me and mouthed what I was thinking: "it's your dad."

• hrhacissej  on  July 9, 2016

  We eat at home 6 days a week as a family and usually dine out on Saturdays to give the cook (me!) a break. We don't have any mealtime rituals. We just enjoy each other's company and fresh cooked food.

• DoMaRe  on  July 9, 2016

  Popcorn with lunch!

• pokarekare  on  July 10, 2016

  Sunday morning bacon sandwiches together

• Trice  on  July 10, 2016

  Anytime we are all together enjoying a meal and each other's company.

• stephpud  on  July 11, 2016

  challah with salt and butter on a Friday evening!

• betsyp  on  July 11, 2016

  Sitting down together and, on weeknights, catching up, or on weekends, just being together.

• lauriesk  on  July 12, 2016

  My most cherished mealtime memory is Sunday morning brunch at home.

• DFed  on  July 12, 2016

  Just taking the time to sit down at a proper table with my husband and having a nice discussion!

• Zosia  on  July 14, 2016

  Having sit down dinners together most days of the week.

• gourmet.jo  on  July 15, 2016

  Cooking together and then sitting down to enjoy a great meal! The whole family and assorted great friends all together.

• warrrenwhite  on  July 16, 2016

  Hmmm…Sunday mornings growing up…after church…to my Mim's for pie and cheese.

• Lizwizz  on  July 18, 2016

  When we have time to prepare a nice breakfast and linger over coffee for a long time. Ahhhhh.

• chawkins  on  July 21, 2016

  Dinner at the table with family every night.

• annieski  on  July 24, 2016

  we always pray before starting our meal and finish with "God bless the cooks and chemists"!

• JuneHawk  on  July 24, 2016

  The pig roasts that we do for special occasions. Sure, it's about eating the food but also about the family interaction while the pig roasts on the spit.

• centraljersey  on  July 25, 2016

  Cooking lots on Sunday so we don't have to do much during the week.

• Lmeyers520  on  July 27, 2016

  Christmas and Christmas Eve are my most cherished traditions. I love the feast of the seven fishes and all the homemade treats. The Christmas holidays remind me of when I used go to my grandmothers house to see all my family, celebrate my grandfather's birthday (Dec 24th was his birthday.) and eat all the wonderful dishes she used to cook.