Eat, Darling, Eat 

(by Coraly Broxterman) My mother never liked cooking. She actually never liked anything considered domestic. She didn’t clean, wash...

(by Coraly Broxterman) 2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour 1 t. baking soda 1 t. salt 1 c. (2 sticks) butter, softened 3/4 c. granulated sugar 3/4...

(by Gaby Glass Aizenman) When I was growing up in apartheid South Africa, families like mine typically had housekeepers. My mother did...

(by Gaby Glass Aizenman) 1 1/2 c. sifted flour 3 T. cocoa powder 1 t. baking soda 1 c. sugar 1/2 t. salt 5 T. vegetable oil 1 T. vinegar...

(by JoAnn Ross Cunningham) Before I was allowed to drive legally, there’s a recipe I rode all the way to Chicago. At age 15, I was the...

(by JoAnn Ross Cunningham) For dough: 2 c. warm water 2 T. dry yeast 1/2 c. white sugar 2 t. salt 2/3 c. powdered milk 2 eggs 1/2 c....

(by Stephanie Vuckovic) “Do you have baki’s recipe for those donuts?” I asked my mom one Saturday morning in fifth grade. “You mean the...

(by Stephanie Vuckovic) 2 eggs, beaten 1 c. sugar 1 c. sifted cake flour or all-purpose flour 3/4 c. butter, melted and cooled 1 t....

(by Ellie Conniff) 2 lb. salt cod (baccala) 2 c. all-purpose flour 1 T. ground black pepper 1 t. salt 1/2 c. fine ground cornmeal pinch...

(by Ellie Conniff) I. Acciughe (Anchovies) - Tradition Christmas Eve for my mother is the pilgrimage to Mecca. It’s the summit of...

(by Sherilyn Siy) As I was growing up in Manila, we dined out and bought take-out almost as often as we ate home-cooked meals. My dad,...

(by Sherilyn Siy) When I was growing up, a visit to a Chinese restaurant was not complete without an order of mabo tofu. Originally from...

(by Katie Kirwan) I’ve always had an appetite. An appetite for life, people, and food. As a child you could find me sneaking donuts,...

(by Katie Kirwan) (Family Secret Recipe, Shhhhhhhhhhhh…) 3 lb. kielbasa 12 oz. chili sauce 1 1/2 c. ketchup 3/4 c. hot water 1 T. red...

(by Désirée Willmes) My family is made up of different nationalities, so Christmas was always the culinary highlight when everyone got...

(by Désirée Willmes) (The word "spritz" originates from the German word “spritzen,” which means to squirt. The cookie dough is squirted...

(by Jeanne Hunter) 2 c. flour 1/2 t. baking soda 1/2 t. ground cloves 1 t. cinnamon 1 t. allspice 1/2 t. grated nutmeg 1/2 t. salt 1/2...

(by Jeanne Hunter) Christmas came a few months after the end of World War II, as my sister and I were settling back to Life with Father...

(by Alexandra Roth) There are almost no photos of me with my mother. My early childhood memories in Switzerland are mostly happy...

(by Alexandra Roth) 8 oz. tomato passata or canned tomatoes put through a food mill 5 T. honey 2 T. Dijon mustard 2 T. apple cider...