Does your family have a favorite meal?

I think that pizza would be the favorite meal for my family. I can pretty much be certain that if I bake a pizza that the children will eat it. I am vegetarian so I love to put on spinach, broccoli, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, olives and jalapenos. I also make whole wheat crust. Some of the children like some toppings more than others so when I bake it I can make the pizza toppings in sections for what each person likes and I feel that it isn't as bad health wise.

It looks like your question concerns only the ones that live in your household. If that is the case, I am very fortunate to have a great cook and I have to say I enjoy the meals that she prepares for me. I would rather sit down to one of her prepared meals than any meal a resturant in our community can provide. If you are talking about our sons and daughters who no longer live in our home, then I would have to say Thanksgiving dinner is the meal everyone would come home to. They never miss gathering around our dinner table at that time so they can enjoy my wife's cooking. Her desserts are better than any that the resturants prepare and her apple pie is a favorite of our kids and grand kids. We also have a Christmas eve gathering at our house and they never miss it. It's never formal and consists mostly of "finger food" and desserts, with a glass or two of good cheer.

When I go home to Pennsylvania, my favorite meal is cheese steak and potato chips. In New England (where I live now), my favorite meal is seafood any way. If I'm eating at home, my favorite meal is omelets, made with whatever I have around.

Here are two that are very good!! Meaty Tomato Soup INGREDIENTS 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce 2 cups water 1/2 pound ground beef, cooked and drained 1/2 pound bulk pork sausage, cooked and drained 1 chopped onion 2 chicken bouillon cubes 3/4 teaspoon garlic salt 3/4 cup uncooked elbow macaroni Shredded Cheddar cheese DIRECTIONS In a slow cooker, combine the first eight ingredients; mix well. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Add macaroni and mix well. Cover and cook 15 minutes longer or until macaroni is tender. Garnish with cheese if desired. Steak n Ale Pie INGREDIENTS 1/2 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed 1 tablespoon lard 1/2 pound cubed beef 1/4 pound carrots, diced 1/4 pound turnips, diced 1/2 pound peeled and cubed potatoes 1/4 pound onions, diced 5 cloves garlic chopped 1 cup water 1 cup bitter ale 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1/4 cup cold water salt and pepper to taste DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Heat a large skillet over high heat. Add lard, then meat. Toss to coat meat, and saute just long enough to brown meat on all sides. Remove from heat. Place meat in a 1 quart baking dish. Add carrots, turnip, potatoes, and onion. Mix well. Place 1 cup water and ale in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer. Mix cornstarch with 1/4 cup cold water until smooth. Slowly pour cornstarch mixture into simmering ale mixture, whisking constantly. Continue to simmer until mixture has thickened. Add salt and pepper to taste. Pour mixture over meat, garlic and vegetables. Trim puff pastry to fit over top of filling. Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, until pastry is deep golden brown.

Well I think my family have quite different tastes so each have a different favourite. My brother really loves a big sunday roast with potatoes carrots and gravy, My dad really loves a good Irish stew with potatoes, my mum quite likes dishes with fish and pasta. I quite like Indian dishes and fish and chips. I suppose we can all agree on christmas dinner however, we start with vegetable soup with stop from the ham. We then have our main corse composed of a free range organic bronze turkey, sweet potato with bacon, ham, potatoes brussel sprouts, carrots and gravy.