Eat, Darling, Eat 

(by Patsy Whitely Beckett) 1 c. water 1 c. cornmeal 1 t. nutmeg 1 t. cinnamon 1 t. vanilla 1 c. milk 2 T. condensed milk Bring water to a...

(by Patsy Whitely Beckett) Throughout my childhood, my Southern African-American Baptist mother often came to loggerheads with my father,...

(by Katherine B. Weissman) generous 1 c. water salt 1/3 to 1/2 c. Bob’s Red Mill Steel Cut Oats: “The Golden Spurtle” (The name always...

(by Katherine B. Weissman) I am not a breakfast person. I am a coffee person. I recently learned of a word, jentacular, that means...

(by Gabriella Weekes) 1 lb. pinto beans 4 T. olive oil, divided 3 - 4 c. basmati rice salt and pepper to taste 1 small onion, chopped 2...

(by Gabriella Weekes) For me, food is never about fuel. I wasn’t raised that way. I come from a home where food is a mode of...

(by Clara Grecuccio) 2 oranges 1/2 c. extra virgin olive oil 2 c. all-purpose flour 1 1/2 t. baking powder 1/2 t. baking soda dash of...

(by Clara Grecuccio) Perhaps it is the same in other homes, other cultures: There is a place in Italy where it does not matter how old I...

(by Jennifer Sisco Porretta) 3 T. olive oil 4 to 6 boneless rib-eye steaks or chuck steaks salt and pepper to taste 2 28-oz. cans crushed...

(by Jennifer Sisco Porretta) I’ve been accused of being a “crunchy” mom. Most of my mom friends don’t cook much, and I sometimes feel...

(by Cindy Garrard) Food is the international love language. My mother took us to the elementary school park and watched us play. She met...

(by Cindy Garrard) 1 c. raw sushi rice (Nishiki brand recommended) 10 sheets seaweed 1/4 c. sesame oil 1/4 c. sesame seeds 1 t. sea salt...

(by Amy Goddard) (adapted from The Gourmet Cookbook) 1 1/4 lb. skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, rinsed and patted dry salt and...

(by Amy Goddard) I was a child of divorce with a lot of freedom, in what now seems like the free-wheeling 1970s, when there were far...

(by Gabriele Schafer) 1/4 c. Cream of Wheat 1 c. milk pinch of salt pinch of sugar 1 egg, separated cinnamon and sugar, as desired Cook...

(by Gabriele Schafer) Of the handful of stories from her childhood during World War II Germany, there are only three that my mother has...

(by Natasha Lewis-Clark) cooking spray 2 c. finely crushed vanilla wafer cookies (about 55 cookies) 1/4 c. butter or margarine, melted 3...

(by Natasha Lewis-Clark) I was in our kitchen, in Fort Irwin, California, making a fabulous dinner, and talking on the phone with my...

(by Daniela Paiva) 1 1/2 T. olive oil 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1 onion, finely chopped 2 1/4 lb. shrimp, peeled and cleaned salt...

(by Daniela Paiva) I come from a long line of fantastic cooks, including great-grandmother, mother, and aunt. New family members have...