Mom's Crab Melts
(by Ana Sortun) This is a variation on a crab melt my mother used to make. In Seattle, we used Dungeness crab. I love having these with...
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A Model DaughterEvie Hirschhorn
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खाओ, डार्लिंग, खाने
Mangia, cara, mangia
吃，親愛的，吃
Coma, querida, coma
食べる、ダーリング、食べる
Jedz, kochanie, jedz
Mothers and Daughters
Voices Past and Present
Stories and Recipes
Eat, Darling, Eat
- May 12, 2017
Food Snob
(by Ana Sortun) My mother grew up on a small family farm in the Green River Valley near Seattle. Our visits to the Johansen farm were...
Eat, Darling, Eat
- May 9, 2017
Lisa's Special Carrot Cake
(by Lisa Leonard-Adler) 3 c. flour 3 c. sugar 1 t. salt 1 T. cinnamon 1 c. canola oil 1/2 c. carrots, cooked in salted water and puréed 1...
Eat, Darling, Eat
- May 9, 2017
Under the Redwoods
(by Lisa Leonard-Adler) My twin brother Bob and I were born three months after my parents had the foresight to move from...
Eat, Darling, Eat
- May 3, 2017
Truffled Deviled Eggs
(by Aimee Lee Ball) 6 large eggs 2 T. mayonnaise 1 T. plain Greek yogurt 2 t. truffle oil 1 t. Dijon mustard 1 t. white horseradish 1/2...
Eat, Darling, Eat
- May 3, 2017
Good Juju
(by Aimee Lee Ball) There are so many times during the day that I think about my mother simply because of her rules about tempting fate...
Eat, Darling, Eat
- Apr 26, 2017
Chocolate Mousse
(by Jeanne Hunter) 6 oz. fine imported dark chocolate 1 c. heavy cream 6 eggs, separated 1 t. vanilla extract whipped cream and chocolate...
Eat, Darling, Eat
- Apr 26, 2017
Sole Custody
(by Jeanne Hunter) The only meal I remember my mother preparing was a summer salad when I was three, in London just before the Second...
Eat, Darling, Eat
- Apr 19, 2017
Shepherd's Pie
(by Gina Pell) 1 lb. lean ground beef 1 box Hamburger Helper hot water and milk 1 1/2 c. frozen mixed vegetables, thawed Potato Buds dry...
Eat, Darling, Eat
- Apr 19, 2017
The Samoan Princess
(by Gina Pell) My mother comes from the heart of Polynesia, midway between Tahiti and New Zealand—a tiny place called American Samoa. By...
Eat, Darling, Eat
- Apr 16, 2017
Cavatelli
(by Aimee DeMartino Tapia) (Adapted from Martha Stewart) 1 3/4 c. fine durum semolina flour, plus more for baking sheets 1/2 t. coarse...
Eat, Darling, Eat
- Apr 16, 2017
Little Hollows
(by Aimee DeMartino Tapia) My parents were of 100 percent Italian descent, and my grandparents remembered a time when their ethnicity,...
Eat, Darling, Eat
- Apr 16, 2017
Middy's Easter Lamb Cake
(by Buffy Shutt) 2 1/4 c. flour 2 1/2 t. baking powder 1/2 t. salt 1 1/4 c. sugar 1/2 c. butter 1 c. milk 1 t. vanilla extract 4 egg...
Eat, Darling, Eat
- Apr 16, 2017
A Pianist in the Kitchen
(by Buffy Shutt) Every Easter my mother, Middy—a great cook, baker, and healthy chef before healthy became a thing—made a cake in a cast...
Eat, Darling, Eat
- Apr 12, 2017
Easter Pizza
(by Lisa DePaulo) Crust: 2 c. flour 1/4 c. sugar 2 t. baking powder 1 stick butter 2 eggs optional: additional egg, beaten for egg wash...
Eat, Darling, Eat
- Apr 12, 2017
Easter Pizza: Oh, Brother!
(by Lisa DePaulo) One day, one of her last days, my mother looked up from her hospital bed and said, “Your brother’s coming in. Go home...
Eat, Darling, Eat
- Apr 7, 2017
Tzimmes
(by Rebecca Singelenberg) 5 large yams, peeled and cut into 1 1/2-in. chunks 1 lb. baby carrots 8 oz. pitted prunes 10 oz. dried apricots...
Eat, Darling, Eat
- Apr 7, 2017
The Baby in the Lunch Basket
(by Rebecca Singelenberg) I’m seeing my mom this weekend. Boxed rice and dry chicken are on the menu. But it’s made with lots and lots of...
Eat, Darling, Eat
- Apr 7, 2017
Pot Roast
(by Nancy Roselin) 1/2 c. water 1/4 c. rice vinegar 1/4 c. Worcestershire sauce 1/4 c. ketchup 1/4 c. dark corn syrup 2 T. vegetable oil...
Eat, Darling, Eat
- Apr 7, 2017
Thanks to Louisa May Alcott
(by Nancy Roselin) Growing up in Boston during lean times, I had little occasion to observe my mother's cooking skills. Many evenings, a...
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