Dutch food?

Food in our Dutch-canadian home did not look like this.  Chicken cordon bleu (from a box but needed to cooked for 35 min.),  and aspargus!  But the fried  potatoes,  which was something we loved growing up, and homemade apple sauce were very typical. 

A great combo of new and old.

When we lived in Ontario, years ago, my parents drove across the country to visit us.  We loved that they stayed about 2 weeks. I was teaching and a bit swamped because it was the end of the school year.  I  could not make the dinner they loved EVERY night. 

My father's meal of choice consisted of meat, potatoes and gravy, endive or witlof and a simple green salad dressed with a bit of vinegar and sugar.  I made a meal like that for them on Sunday. The rest of the time they ate and seemed to enjoy the many other things I served like pasta dishes and rice dishes.  

One particular night we had burgers.  I remember, clearly, how shocked I was that my father loaded his burger with everything!! He ate it all!!

Equally memorable was when he told me NOT to tell my sisters about his culinary adventure at my house. They always catered to his food preferences and he did not want that to change! 

We still like the food we ate growing up but prefer exploring more diverse menu.