Cookware

It’s not as fun as a trip to Europe. It’s not as cool as a new car. But it is practical and affordable and as The Mom, a single parent of two boys, I am all about sound, sensible investments. (Maybe too much sometimes.) But cookware seemed like the perfect graduation gift for my son and his fiancée as they prepare to move across the country and set up their apartment. I am a Mom who loves to cook and I have always enjoyed cooking for my family, who, by the way, is a family who loves to eat. I learned from the best—my own mother.

Our family, like many, has favorite recipes: old standards like meat loaf and beef stew; recipes that have been handed down like chili, meatball stroganoff and sour cream pound cake; kid-friendly staples like beans and franks and macaroni and cheese; and new acquisitions from our blended family like pecan pie and pineapple soufflé. These dishes and many more are some of my kids’ favorites. Calvin took a few of these recipes to college with him, but he approached me recently and said he wants to take the whole collection to Seattle!

I guess one blog leads to another. I decided I might as well start a recipe blog so that my kids could have access to them, plus add their own. They seemed enthused about the idea, so coming soon: Family Recipe Blog. (I hope to have a much more creative title when I launch!)

The cookware? I am still using my original set of Revere Ware, which is now over 30 years old. Unfortunately, the quality of today’s Revere Ware doesn’t measure up, so after quite a bit of research, I ordered a 10-piece set of Calphalon Contemporary Stainless Steel.

PS July 22 -- Of course, the cookware arrived one day after the moving van left. So it will now be the first package Calvin and Vicki receive at their new apartment in Seattle.