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A Model DaughterEvie Hirschhorn
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खाओ, डार्लिंग, खाने
Mangia, cara, mangia
吃,親愛的,吃
Coma, querida, coma
食べて、ダーリン、食べて
Jedz, kochanie, jedz
Mothers and Daughters
Voices Past and Present
Stories and Recipes
Latkes
(by Elizabeth Cohen and Aviva Lilith) 6 large Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled 1 small onion 2 eggs, beaten well 1/2 T. unbleached flour pinch...
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Dec 13, 2024
Plum Torte
(by Laura Zinn Fromm) (adapted from The New York Times ) 3/4 - 1 c. sugar (I used 2/3 c. white sugar, 1/3 c. brown) 1/2 c. unsalted...
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Dec 3, 2024


A Warm Slice of Solace
(by Laura Zinn Fromm) I was feeling somewhat glum about the end of summer, and did what I often do when I’m out of sorts—looked for...
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Dec 3, 2024


The Can Game
(by Susan Ostrov Weisser) When I was a child and no one was around—maybe a babysitting older brother available for dire emergencies but...
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Nov 15, 2024
Betty's Chopped Liver
(by Susan Ostrov Weisser) 1 lb. chicken livers vegetable oil 3 - 4 hard-boiled eggs 2 yellow onions, chopped Kosher salt (and pepper,...
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Nov 15, 2024


Packing Her Bags and Passing the Spatula
(by Kathryn Louise Wood) “When Mama moves to Wilson.” That had been our family’s euphemism for when our mother would die and be buried...
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Nov 1, 2024
Fried Lace Cornbread
(by Kathryn Louise Wood) 1 c. very fine ground plain cornmeal salt to taste water enough oil to coat the bottom and a little up the sides...
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Nov 1, 2024


Juice or Soup
(by Charlotte Adamis) The very first dinner my 25-year-old mother made for the man who would become her second husband, a widower nearly...
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Oct 16, 2024
Grandma Charlotte's Pot Roast
(by Charlotte Adamis) (My mother tells me she doesn’t really have a recipe for her pot roast. She’s always made it just the way her...
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Oct 16, 2024


Passing the Ball
(by Crystal Bennett) A one-woman show making everything happen—that’s my mom. When my brother and I were growing up in Westchester...
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Oct 2, 2024
Matzo Ball Soup
(by Crystal Bennett) For the balls: 2 eggs 4 T. vegetable oil 3/4 c. matzo ball mix For the soup: 3 T. oil 1 large onion, coarsely...
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Oct 1, 2024


Her Hands
(by Barbara Sapienza) She squeezed the meat through her fingers. They glistened. The yellow of the yolk slid through—knew just where the...
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Sep 21, 2024
Mamma's Meatballs
(by Barbara Sapienza) 1 lb. of freshly ground beef 1 egg 1 clove minced garlic salt and pepper 2 T. Parmigiana Reggiano 4 slices white...
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Sep 21, 2024


Missing Chocolate Mousse
(by Debbie Weiss) My mother, Thalia, was tall and curvy with auburn hair, green eyes, and an innate sense of style. I can still remember...
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Sep 7, 2024
Julia Child’s Chocolate Mousse
(by Debbie Weiss) (Adapted from Mastering the Art of French Cooking ) 6 oz. bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped 6 oz. unsalted...
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Sep 7, 2024


Walking Through the Layers
(by Karin Clark and Patti Clark) The fragrant scent of rosemary and simmered short ribs wafted from the kitchen, assuring us that we...
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Aug 23, 2024
Egg Soup
(by Karin Clark and Patti Clark) (On the one hand, this soup is really simple and easy. But it is a bit of a dance that takes practice....
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Aug 23, 2024


Who’s Milkin’ This Cow?
(by Dorette E. Snover) Although I wasn’t actually born in the Reading, Pennsylvania, kitchen of my Pennsylvania Dutch family, I did grow...
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Aug 9, 2024
Warm Kartoffelsalat
(by Dorette E. Snover) 4 medium Red Bliss or Yukon Gold potatoes 4 bacon slices 1/2 c. chopped onion 1 T. unbleached flour 2 t. sugar...
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Aug 9, 2024
Pennsylvania Dutch Apple Fritters
(by Dorette E. Snover) 2 c. flour 1 t. baking powder 1 t. salt 1/4 c. sugar 3 c. chopped apples 2 eggs 1 c. plus 1 t. milk powdered...
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Aug 8, 2024
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