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The Meals We Grew Up On (and a Few I’d Still Refuse to Eat)

Posted on October 15, 2025October 12, 2025 By Don MacLeod

We didn’t grow up with oat milk, quinoa, or delivery apps that bring your dinner before your patience runs out. We grew up with cans, boxes, and whatever Mom could stretch to feed five people. Nobody called it “budget-friendly cuisine” back then—it was just dinner. Some of it was good….

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