Eat, Darling, Eat 

(by Maureen Ryan Griffin) Imagine a mother almost completely lost to dementia, her 40-something-year-old daughter intent on preserving...

(by Maureen Ryan Griffin) 1/2 c. pitted dates, cut into thin slices 1/2 c. mixed candied fruits, chopped fine 1/4 c. raisins rind of 1...

(by Maureen Ryan Griffin) 1 c. margarine or butter 1 c. sugar 1 egg 1/4 t. peppermint extract 5 drops red food coloring 2 c. flour 1/4 t....

(by Catherine Gigante-Brown) Everything my mother did was filled with love, from burping a baby to making a meal. She would hum while she...

(by Catherine Gigante-Brown) 1/2 c. sugar 6 c. flour 4 t. baking powder 2 pinches of salt 2 c. muscatel wine 3/4 c. oil (canola or olive,...

(by Mandy Dokie) 8 T. unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 large egg 1 c. sugar 1 t. vanilla extract optional: 1 t. fresh lemon juice...

(by Mandy Dokie) There is nothing like the smell of sugar cookies baking to bring me right back to childhood: I’m six years old,...

(by Alice Lowe) Holiday Story Contest Winner “You and me against the world,” we used to say. Jenn’s father died when she was four, and...

(by Alice Lowe) I modified the original recipe in subsequent makings, then veered further afield when Luz, my dental hygienist, gave me...

(by Aimee Lee Ball) My mother’s name was Gladys. Not a name one hears too often these days, and it was unusual even in her day. Her...

(by Aimee Lee Ball) 2 lb. Yukon Gold or russet potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced 5 T. unsalted butter 1 1/2 t. finely chopped fresh...

(by Kresha Richman Warnock) I was on a Zoom meeting a few weeks ago, a new group, and for the get-to-know-you activity, we were asked to...

(by Kresha Richman Warnock) 3 packages active dry yeast 1/2 lb. salted butter (although Mom used margarine) 12 c. all-purpose unbleached...

(by Melanie Fraser Hart) For many people, food is thought of as the “glue” that keeps families together, like the kind of bountiful...

(by Melanie Fraser Hart) (adapted from Woman and Home) 3 T. olive oil 8 chicken thighs 3 garlic cloves, crushed 1/4 lb. prunes 1/4 lb....

(by Laura Davis) 5 lb. brisket, with a layer of fat on one side big handful of fresh ginger, peeled and cut into slivers big handful of...

(by Laura Davis) I want to tell you about my mother’s brisket because she doesn’t make it anymore. She will never make it again. I am...

(by Mehr Hussain) Picture it; infant me wrapped in bundles of blankets, spending most of my time in the kitchen, near the hearth, on my...

(by Mehr Hussain) juice of 2 large lemons 1 t. salt 1 t. white pepper 1 t. flour 4 t. olive oil, divided 2 cloved garlic, chopped 1 T....

(by Caroline Goldberg Igra) 2 sticks (1/2 lb.) butter (Aunt Helen used margarine) 4 eggs 1 lb. confectioners' sugar 2 c. all-purpose...