Eat, Darling, Eat 

(by Cherie Burns) 2 lb. ground beef 1 lb. ground pork sausage 1 lb. ground veal 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 large onion, finely...

(by Cherie Burns) My daughter, Jessie, is pregnant. Her first baby is due in a few weeks. I live in New Mexico, and she lives in New...

(by Amanda Uhry) Most family secrets are deep and dark. Ours was about a dessert. The bar was set high in my New York City family: My...

(by Amanda Uhry) (adapted from The Barefoot Contessa) This is not Frances Deutsch’s orange pound cake, but it will do. 1/4 lb. (1 stick)...

(by Judy Bolton-Fasman) (Think of it as a Cuban version of Sloppy Joe.) 1 - 1 1/2 lb. ground beef 4 - 5 medium onions, chopped 8 oz. jar...

(by Judy Bolton-Fasman) I cook the way I speak Spanish, which I describe as “kitchen Spanish.” My accent is intact, but my fluency comes...

(by Suzanne Turner) It’s your birthday if you have a cake with a candle in it. Everything else—the cards, presents, well-wishes, Facebook...

(by Suzanne Turner) Since I was a little girl I always requested homemade spice cake with caramel icing for my birthday. This version is...

(by Andrea Santo Felcone) (adapted from The Wonderful World of Freezer Cooking) 1 c. water 1/2 c. butter 1 t. sugar 1/2 t. salt 1 c....

(by Andrea Santo Felcone) (adapted from The Wonderful World of Freezer Cooking) Dough: 4 1/2 c. flour 1/4 t. salt 2 c. vegetable...

(by Andrea Santo Felcone) If you were to peer inside my mother’s refrigerator, you might grow concerned. In that largely hollow expanse,...

(by M.T. Rose) coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil fresh fillets of salmon softened butter lemon pepper fresh lemon juice Preheat oven...

(by M.T. Rose) “Mommy, you’re a good cooker!” These are the earliest words I can remember, said with honest praise while watching my...

(by Jae Jung) 3 Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and quartered 1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces 1 qt. water 2/3 c. soy sauce 3 T. brown...

(by Jae Jung) Every Asian kid says that her mom is a tiger mom, but my mom is a super tiger mom. Not only was she born in the year of the...

(by Erin Roach) 1 3/4 c. buttermilk 1/2 c. sugar 1 t. salt 1/2 c. canola oil 1 egg, beaten 1 package yeast 1/4 c. warm water 6 c. flour...

(by Erin Roach) Culinary skills are not always genetic. My grandmother was effortless. Kathryn could master several dishes at once,...

(by Chandini Prakash) 2 1/4 lb. carrots 3 pt. milk 8 green cardamom pods 5 - 7 T. ghee or clarified butter 5 - 7 T. sugar 2 T. raisins 2...

(by Chandini Prakash) My mother is an alchemist, if I can say that about someone who knows how to create amazingly flavorful food, with...

(by Haley Coopersmith) A few years ago, I needed a family recipe for a workshop I was leading—a cross-continental digital art class...