Eat, Darling, Eat 

(by Sarina Alfarano) 1 lb. ground beef 1/3 c. bread crumbs 1/4 c. finely chopped parsley 1/4 c. freshly grated Parmesan, plus more for...

(by Sarina Alfarano) I’m not able to remember the nine months I spent in my mom’s belly, but I'll bet I developed with a lot of pizza,...

(by Kaylee Correa) 4 dried shiitake mushrooms handful of ebe (dried shrimp) 3 - 4 pieces kombu (dried kelp), each 6 x 6 inches, brushed...

(by Kaylee Correa) Christmas time is a bittersweet season for my family: It’s sweet because I get to take a break from law school and...

(by Lucy St. George) The best gravy requires homemade stock, made from chicken wings and giblets, onion, carrot, and celery (proportions...

(by Lucy St. George) Lazy afternoons spent preparing and eating the famous St. George roast dinner with my mum and two daughters—these...

(by Carmen Fields) 2 cakes Fleischmann’s yeast 1/2 c. Crisco, melted 1/4 t. salt 1 1/8 c. warm water 3/8 c. sugar 3 eggs, well beaten 5...

(by Carmen Fields) My immediate family is a small one. My brother lives on the west coast; I live on the east coast. Our parents, Bernice...

(by Brana Dane) 4 T. butter, cut into 3 or 4 pieces 4 large eggs 1 c. all-purpose flour 1 c. whole milk pinch of salt up to 4 T. sugar,...

(by Brana Dane) Some things never change. I’m a vegan now, but still, food holds such a tremendous power to transport you to a different...

(by Jennifer Elderman Sanz) 1 1/2 lb. ground beef 2 16-oz. cans tomato sauce 2 8-oz. cans whole tomatoes salt and pepper to taste 1 t....

(by Jennifer Elderman Sanz) As a young girl, my mother was known as Ellie Belly. Her mother had a predilection for big, rich, jolly...

(by Virginia Rand) (adapted from Martha Stewart) 4 c. sifted all-purpose flour 1/2 t. salt 1 t. baking powder 2 sticks unsalted butter,...

(by Virginia Rand) Our family is not stringent. We do not cling fervently to any sort of tradition, and at this point, with divorced...

(by Jennifer Hobbs) 1 1/2 c. chopped walnuts 2 loaves frozen white bread dough, defrosted 1 small box of vanilla pudding (not instant) 1...

(by Jennifer Hobbs) I grew up in a household that was Christmas-obsessed. Somehow, no matter how much else we had going on, no matter...

(by Gabrielle F. Culmer) (adapted from Encyclopedia of Cooking, 1962 edition) 12 oz. fresh or frozen cranberries 1/2 – 1 c. sugar 2/3 c....

(by Gabrielle F. Culmer) When I went home to Nassau for the holidays, from boarding school in Connecticut and at New York University, my...

(by Emily Browning) My whole life, I thought I knew how to cook. People (mainly: men) always asked me, and I would say yes every time....

(by Emily Browning) 2 eggplants 3 eggs 3 c. bread crumbs (probably more) optional: oregano olive oil 1 large jar marinara sauce (make...