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" Whether it&amp;#039;s simple comfort food or a favorite dessert, most every mom has a tried-and-true recipe that she knows by heart. In honor of Mother&amp;#039;s Day, Woman&amp;#039;s Day staffers share the legendary recipes they were raised on, from Joanne&amp;#039;s Easy Mac-&amp;#039;n&amp;#039;-Cheese to Holly&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Fried&amp;quot; Crispy chicken. Head to the kitchen and give them a try\u2014you&amp;#039;ll find out what &amp;quot;home&amp;quot; tastes like to six staffers, and quickly see why these dishes have stood the test of time.              Joanne&amp;#039;s Easy Mac &amp;#039;n&amp;#039; Cheese Mom of Kate Merker, food &amp;amp;amp; nutrition director  &amp;quot;What makes my mother&amp;#039;s mac &amp;#039;n&amp;#039; cheese so fantastic is her method of folding in the crispy bits that have baked on top (my family&amp;#039;s favorite part) at the same time as she folds in more sour cream and cheese. The number of times she folded always changed depending on how hungry we were and how much cheese was in the house\u2014sometimes it was six, sometimes it was two\u2014the result was always delicious.&amp;quot; \u2014Kate    Holly&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Fried&amp;quot; Crispy Chicken Mom of Whitney Cobb, director, marketing &amp;amp;amp; promotions  &amp;quot;My younger sister, Blair, and I both played on the high school tennis team. Before each match, my mom, Holly, would make this dish we loved as a good-luck charm. Now when I visit my parents in Atlanta, it&amp;#039;s always part of the welcome-home menu.&amp;quot; \u2014Whitney    Janey&amp;#039;s Baked Steak Mom of Elizabeth Mayhew, editor-in-chief &amp;quot;Growing up, I always requested this steak for my birthday. I used to think it was so elaborate, but I later learned that much of it is just simple pantry staples.&amp;quot; \u2014Elizabeth     Anthe&amp;#039;s Apricot Jam Tart Mom of Liza Aelion, brand creative director  &amp;quot;My mom, Anthe, learned this recipe from her mom, and she made it almost every other weekend when I was a child, with peach or apricot jam and later with orange marmalade. Eventually she taught me how to make it. Mine has a little less sugar\u2014but my mom&amp;#039;s is definitely better!&amp;quot; \u2014Liza    Elaine&amp;#039;s Cinnamon Rolls  Mom of Mandy Major, associate editor, WomansDay.com  &amp;quot;On snowy winter weekends, my mom, Elaine, would spend Sunday afternoons on these cinnamon rolls. They took hours to make, which was torture for me\u2014but the payoff was worth it. Pure heaven!&amp;quot; \u2014Mandy     Janet&amp;#039;s Black Bottoms Mom of Jaimee Zanzinger, special projects director  &amp;quot;My mom, Janet, and my aunt Nancy bake these for special occasions, like holidays and graduations. Over the years, they&amp;#039;ve multiplied the amount of the sinfully good cream cheese mixture, even filling entire extra cupcake liners with it before baking. As far as our family is concerned, the chocolate cake is only there so that we can still call them Black Bottoms.&amp;quot; \u2014Jaimee  Photos: Con Poulos/Woman&amp;#039;s Day  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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