Mom's Best Recipes (PHOTOS)

With Mother's Day approaching, many of us have mom on the mind. Memories of our mothers are often dominated by food, especially if your mom was a spectacular cook. Maybe your mom made your favorite fried chicken every year for your birthday, a gigantic feast every Thanksgiving, or just the best brownies you've ever had. In a fitting Mother's Day tribute, we want to know what your mom's best dishes are.

We've been collecting our readers' best memories of their mothers' cooking from Facebook, Twitter and email, as you'll see below. We want you to get in on it, too.

Submit a description of your mom's best recipe in our slideshow below, and make sure your mom gets recognized -- you can't give a better Mother's Day gift than a public nod to her culinary skills.

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[SkreetGil1]

04:43 AM on 05/16/2012

Gawd, the slides are getting worse!

[rjdipietro]

08:59 PM on 05/13/2012

Spaghetti with red clam sauce on Christmas Eve. Worth the wait every year.

[suemj]

06:01 PM on 05/13/2012

Good ole Mom! Now these look like some real delicious, hearty, and filling meals! Go Mom! That lasagna looks amazing.

[jenniferkizzy]

04:38 PM on 05/13/2012

my mom make's the best most addicting lemon cake oh my god i never get a slice but i will tear up her chicken and dumplings see ya i was a pretty fat kid back then

[blubird106]

03:37 PM on 05/13/2012

I loved her fried chicken and always asked for that for my birthday dinner, along with strawberry shortcake. But the two things I remember as being absolutely awesome, were her apple pie (incredible crust) and her applesauce cake. Miss you Mom, every single day.

[andrewdrinker]

03:12 PM on 05/13/2012

Just about everything my mother made was spectacular. It's what made me want to learn to cook and why I get so many compliments now on my food.

[Lahonda]

02:07 PM on 05/13/2012

My Mom's apple pie was/is the very best.

[Timothy L Northrup Jr]

02:05 PM on 05/13/2012

I would list my mom's liver and onions, but it looks horrible (though tastes great) and most people hate liver anyway.

[Lechiffre]

01:53 PM on 05/13/2012

Mum knows best and 99% of people in the fam loooove her cooking. Dinde au marrons . Quiche lorraine aux champigons and salade nicoise . I'm French of course. You guys know French cooking is refined . Our women are slim and well maintained because of that alone.

[AnnfromCA]

01:45 PM on 05/13/2012

Black bottom pie......absolutely always the best and was my birthday "cake."

[PunKinPai]

01:31 PM on 05/13/2012

My mom was Irish and German but learned to make spaghetti sauce and meatballs from the mother of an Italian friend. Her version was better than anything I've ever eaten in a restaurant. She also made amazing chili, stew, homemade noodles, and pot roast. She could stretch a buck to feed a family of six while making delicious and nutritional meals. She passed away in January but wherever you are, Mom, thank you.

[faithnj]

01:22 PM on 05/13/2012

Oh my stars. Vegetarian, here. That first dish was hard to "stomach," even though it was only a picture. (Did it have to be the FIRST thing we saw? Really?) Well, whatever. I'm glad so many of you had fond memories of your mother's cooking, even if the pictures roiled my stomach, LOL. Have a great mother's day! A mother who cooks for her children from scratch is a blessing, at heart.

[Kate Ragas]

02:06 PM on 05/13/2012

Same! I'm glad my poor bunny wasn't in the room.

[faithnj]

09:46 PM on 05/17/2012

LOL. I'm glad your bunny missed it, also!

[Summer77]

01:03 PM on 05/13/2012

Beer Chicken Stew with yellow rice on the side Mmmmm it was so delicious and smelled so good when she was cooking it!! Mom is in heaven now and I know she is doing some heavy cooking up there that's what she loved to do!

[BK813]

01:26 PM on 05/13/2012

Beer Chicken Stew?!?!?!? Recipe PLEASE!!!

[Summer77]

10:39 PM on 05/13/2012

http://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/chicken-stew-with-beerpollo-estofado-en-cervezaIngredients
(4-6 servings)

1 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoon butter
8 pieces of chicken, trimmed of excess skin
and fat
2 cups tomato sauce
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon thyme
2 cups of beer
1/2 cup peas
Salt and pepper

Directions

1. Season the chicken all over with salt and pepper. In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, melt the butter with the oil. Working in batches if necessary, add the chicken and cook, turning frequently, until browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a platter.

2. Add the onion and sauté until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, cumin, oregano, parsley, thyme, and beer.

3. Over medium-low heat, cover and cook until the chicken is tender and opaque throughout, about 35 to 40 minutes. Uncover and add the peas. Cover and cook until the peas are warmed through, about 10 minutes more.

[Rosalee Harris]

12:50 PM on 05/13/2012

I never had a dish of my mom's that I didnt absolutely LOVE. But my favorite was her fried chicken. That lady could seriously make a fortune from that chicken if she opened a resturant. Her fish is just awesome too, Lobster salad, beans and rice, pumpkin soup. The woman is just an amazing cook. And wouldnt you know it I can barely cook an egg with out smoke alarms going off.

[OncevotedRepub]

12:38 PM on 05/13/2012

Although we had good meals when I was little (in the 1940s), most often they were cooked either by my grandmother, who lived with us for years, or by various maids--- the best of whom was a lovely black woman who made fabulous fried chicken and apple pie just to name a few.