Eat, Darling, Eat 

(by Stephanie Raffelock) Growing up, it was just the two of us. At a time when stay-at-home moms were the rule of the day and television...

(by Natalie Poff) When Dad is the “snacky sweet tooth” and Mom is the “no snacks before dinner” type, it’s cause for a disrupted...

(by Ileana Canlas) Growing up mostly in Florida, I was often asked by my school friends if I was American because of the meals we ate at...

(by Cheryl BryantBruce, MD) My mother was a stunningly beautiful woman, five-feet-nine, with a dazzling personality to match. Heads...

(by Alexandra Izzo) My mom has three daughters: Amanda, Norma, and me. Amanda and Norma were born when Mom was in her early 20s; then she...

(by Sandra Bolton) I am fortunate to be the daughter of a dyed-in-the-wool gutsy New Englander who knew how to swing and sway with Sammy...

(by Hanna Takashige) The yellow school bus dropped us off on Oregon Trail at the foot of a long dirt driveway. We trudged uphill for half...

(by Nicola Asare) It started last spring. I felt lost and unwell. Eventually I saw my doctor, who prescribed antidepressants. I was going...

(by JoAnn Andrus) For any important occasion—a holiday or when company was invited—my dad was in charge of the meal. Mom couldn’t be...

(by Emily Yavitch) I am my mother’s clone. This happens to most women (“I’m turning into my mother!”), but it’s usually around the age of...

(by Lachi) “Give me a thing of chin chin...um…a small order of fufu, and...let me get some ogbono soup,” I say to the smiling man in the...

(by Sara Rounsavall) I descend from a long line of Eastern Kentucky home cooks. Women who made things from scratch. Every day. Not only...

(by Yuliyah Mills) Half of my village on the eastern side of Java were relatives. One could never be lonely or not feel cared for. A...

(by Jess Maiuro) “Mom” and “cooking” are not necessarily two words that go together for me, but laughter and patience are. My dad is the...

(by Khaleelah Jones) I have spent a lot of my adult life watching in awe as my friends, significant others, and extended family are...

(by Trina Tjersland) The modern culinary conveniences for housewives of the ‘60s and ‘70s spoke to my mother in a loud, clear voice. Why...

(by Ngoma Evelyn Moghalu) I hail from Lagos State in Nigeria, West Africa, from the Igbo ethnic group famously known for their jolly...

(by Barbara Ballinger) Passover is an emotional, nostalgic Jewish holiday that celebrates the exodus from slavery in ancient Egypt. For...

(by Dawna Lee Heising) I am Chinese, Japanese, and Native American. My mother, Fumie Lee, is a second-generation Japanese-American...

(by Amanda Hernandez) My mom wasn't a big cook, but the things she did make were contest winners, especially her chocolate chip cookies....