Eat, Darling, EatJun 6, 2017Following Her Own Recipe(by Jennifer Barr) My mom had an obscenely large collection of cookbooks. Yet I don’t remember ever seeing her use them. When it came to...
Eat, Darling, EatJun 2, 2017Grits and Grit(by Sarah Goodrich) (Mama, baby Abby, and me) My mama has said that she failed me. She taught my older brother and sister how to cook and...
Eat, Darling, EatMay 30, 2017The Mom in the Mink-Collared Sweater(by Kim Marshall) For most of my childhood, my family—brother, sister, and Mom—lived with Mom's parents in Ohio. Grandpa made us plant a...
Eat, Darling, EatMay 26, 2017No Talking(by Judith Viorst) My mother was not a serious cook. She could get the lamb chops, the canned peas, and some starch onto a table in just...