Eat, Darling, Eat 

(by Audrey Molloy) 3 T. butter 4 small leeks, sliced and blanched 1 package Knorr thick country vegetable soup* 14 oz. smoked cod or...

(by Latonya Black Gilliard) 1 c. self-rising yellow cornmeal 1 c. self-rising flour 1/2 c. sugar 1 egg 1 c. milk butter Preheat oven to...

(by Latonya Black Gilliard) “A little salt brings out the sugar.” That was one of my mom’s favorite sayings, reflecting her lifelong love...

(by Mary Jones) 3/4 c. boiling water 1/3 c. butter 1 c. flour pinch of salt 3 - 4 large eggs 1 whole chicken or 3 chicken breasts, cooked...

(by Mary Jones) 2 lb. ground beef 1 c. Minute Rice garlic salt, onion salt, seasoning salt, or salt and pepper to taste vegetable oil 2...

(by Mary Jones) Dowries are outdated, and hope chests are passé, something I wouldn’t have anyway since I’m never getting married. I’m...

(by Robin Winzenread Fritz) 1 1/2 c. granulated sugar 1 c. shortening 1/2 c. dark molasses 2 large eggs, beaten 1 T. baking soda 1/2 c....

(by Robin Winzenread Fritz) Only a handful of memories survive my earliest childhood days in 1960s Indiana: a pink farmhouse hidden among...

(by Hannah Artman) Cindy’s Salsa Verde (from Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving) 7 c. peeled, cored, and chopped green tomatoes 5 – 10...

(by Hannah Artman) “Can y’all not serve yourselves without spilling something on the damn counter?” The wife of a hungry soldier, the...

(by Toby Poser) Dough: 1 1/2 c. flour 1/2 t. salt 1/2 c. cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch size cubes 5 - 6 T. ice-cold water...

(by Toby Poser) A full belly is like a lullaby. It soothes. In late summer, Lulu and I left home in upstate New York for JFK Airport. It...

(by Daijaha Davis) 1 lb. elbow noodles 1 1/2 t. salt 1 1/2 t. pepper 3 T. unsalted butter 4 c. each grated Colby, Cooper, Monterey jack,...

(by Kristal Damron) My mother is the eldest of six children—all girls—who grew up in Chicago. Each of the six had a different role and...

(by Barbara Ballinger) 3 oz. cream cheese, softened 1/2 c. unsalted butter, plus 1 T. butter or margarine, softened 1 c. sifted flour 1...

(by Barbara Ballinger) When I was a child, my mother regularly shooed me out of the kitchen in our suburban New York home. She was the...

(by Andrea Cherkerzian Dennigan) 4 T. butter 1⁄2 c. vermicelli noodles, broken into 1⁄2-in. pieces 1 c. Carolina Rice, rinsed 2 c....

(by Andrea Cherkerzian Dennigan) Legend has it in our family that the first time my mom, Mary Ellen, went to meet her future...

(by Thylias Moss) 1 c. canola oil 1 lb. beef, preferably tongue, cut into cubes 4 c. water 10 cloves garlic 2 sticks (8 oz.) butter 1 c....

(by Thylias Moss) A broth of dirty dishwater, from cooking cubes of beef, the pot liquor drenching bulbs of garlic. There aren’t enough...