That one meal item

My grandmother's potato salad was by far, the best i ever had.
And my mom had a recipe and technique to do bbq pork short ribs in a crockpot. You had to fish the meat out, cause it fell of the bone while in the pot.
Sure wish i knew were that recipe was!
My mom and i used to make pancakes from scratch with beated egg whites. Sooo fluffy. Superb. WAY too much work for me now. I settle for frozen waffles now.:(