Eat, Darling, Eat 

(by Samantha Carney) 1 lb. ground beef 1 lb. elbow macaroni, cooked and rinsed 1 jar Cheez Whiz, at room temperature 28-oz. can of whole...

(by Samantha Carney) (Mom, Mimi, and me) I'm an only child, born into a small, dysfunctional family on the south shore of Massachusetts,...

(by Patricia Fieldsteel) 3 large Idaho baking potatoes vegetable oil 1/3 c. sour cream or crème fraîche 2 - 3 T. butter pinch of nutmeg...

(by Patricia Fieldsteel) 1 lb. ground beef 1/2 lb. ground veal 1/2 lb. ground pork 1 c. dried bread crumbs 1/2 c. tomato juice 1/2 t....

(by Patricia Fieldsteel) My mother was obsessed with food (which she lasciviously pronounced “foooooood”), with appearance, and control....

(by Paula Pendleton Franklin) (adapted from Bon Appetit) 1⁄2 c. sugar 2 envelopes dry yeast (or 4 1⁄2 t.) 1 T. salt 1 3⁄4 c. warm water...

(by Paula Pendleton Franklin) "Put some water on your hands, Mom," says my daughter Harper, three years old. We are making challah bread,...

(by MaryAnn Elizabeth) 6 artichokes 12 heaping T. seasoned bread crumbs 1 - 2 T. grated Parmigiano cheese 4 T. chopped fresh parsley dash...

(by MaryAnn Elizabeth) "Hey, watch yourself, Jerry, you’re gonna sit on the dough!” my mom would shout to my dad from the kitchen, over...

(by Makella Brems) A tradition is only established once its origins are buried by years of repeated practice, lost in memory somewhere...

(by Makella Brems) 1 c. all-purpose flour 2 eggs 1/2 c. milk 1/2 c. water 1/4 t. salt 2 T. butter, melted In a large mixing bowl, whisk...

(by Aimee Lee Ball) There were mixed messages about Christmas when I was growing up. My mother always set out a four-inch-high tree with...

(by Aimee Lee Ball) 1 c. white wine 1 c. sugar 12 oz. cranberries grated rind of 1 lemon 1/2 c. golden raisins 1/2 c. ginger preserved in...

(by Liv Woudstra) 12 - 14 eggs 3 – 4 oz. fresh black winter truffles (tuber melanosporum) salt and pepper to taste 8 oz. crème fraîche 1...

(by Liv Woudstra) The fact that my mother ended up with a truffle-hunting dog and I ended up in a truffle importing business should have...

(by Ashley Stump) 1 fresh, unsmoked, boneless ham Poaching liquid: 2 oranges, thickly sliced 2 lemons, thickly sliced 1 leek, cut into...

(by Ashley Stump) My family has always made a huge deal of Christmas. My mum has always said to me, even as an adult, that Santa is real....

(by Barbara Ballinger) From as far back as I can remember, my mother, known as “Gammy” in our family, made potato latkes for our Hanukkah...

(by Margie Goldsmith) (Adapted from Julia Child’s The Way to Cook) 4 c. sliced leeks, white part only 4 c. diced russet potatoes 1 t....

(by Margie Goldsmith) Every December 25th, my parents, two sisters, and I would pile into the family Ford and head from Connecticut to...