Sweet noodles were Grandma’s quick, easy way to make an old noodle kugel recipe. We liked this version just as well.

My mother called this ‘grown-up macaroni and cheese’ to convince me to eat it the first time.

Grandma always made me and my college friends her famous lasagna when we came home for winter break.

Grandpa said this recipe was a good way for his cash-poor Italian family to stretch a little meat to feed a hungry crowd.

This pasta dish was one way Grandma got her grandchildren to eat their veggies.

Grandma got the recipe for this Cuban dish when she visited a friend who lives in Miami.

My folks couldn’t believe how many fresh, hot gnocchi we children could eat.

This meatless recipe came from Grandma’s Eastern European side of the family, which abstained from meat during Lent.

This favorite of Grandma’s is now a favorite of my family’s- everyone likes it.

You can imagine the mess in Grandma’s kitchen when I helped mix these tiny dumplings. But it was great fun!