It Doesn’t Have a Michelin Star But It’s Come-Back Good

Lynda Coker
2 min readOct 10, 2020

Recipe — Potato soup with meatballs

Recipe and photo by Lynda Coker

Let me introduce myself. I’m a grandma that loves to cook. I received my training at the aprons strings of my mother, aunts, and grandmother, who were all great cooks from Texas, USA.

Family time meant the ladies of the family spent many hours preparing their favorite dishes. None of them were elegant chefs but they were all dedicated to putting their best food on the table.

Simple, satisfying, smell-good, taste-good food topped the menu. And since money was never something any of them had in abundance, their ability to improvise, adapt, and create original recipes flourished.

One thing you’ll learn about cooking from me is that grandma-style leaves lots of room for self-expression. Why? Because we don’t measure — we taste for accuracy. A pinch, a dash, a palm-full, and a smidgeon are all very exact directions when you learn to appreciate them.

So don’t get stuck in a rut, experiment a little, tweak a lot, and you’ll be surprised to find your own flair for cooking.

Let me share my latest dish…

Down-home potato soup with meatballs

You can start this dish with any basic recipe for potato soup. I always start with a…

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Lynda Coker

I write about life, fictional worlds, and anything that catches my interest. I also design and create with textiles. Icky Chic Desings on Etsy