Eat, Darling, Eat 

(by Margie Goldsmith) My mother did not cook because she’d never been allowed in the kitchen. She came from a wealthy family, where...

(by Ivy Montgomery) 1 T. olive oil 1 T. butter 2 celery stalks, diced fine (about 2/3 c.) 1 bunch of scallions, white and light green...

(by Ivy Montgomery) I grew up in a very WASPy household in the suburbs of Washington, DC. We were the non-drinking, religiously adherent...

(by Lisa DePaulo) I stood in my mother’s kitchen in Dunmore, Pennsylvania—outside “Beautiful Downtown Scranton” (I always promised her...

(by Lisa DePaulo) 4 lb. calamari, cleaned, including some tentacles 1/2 c. olive oil 1/4 onion, finely chopped 4 or 5 garlic cloves,...

(by Stella Osorojos Eisenstein) My mother was a boil-in-bag cook. She could fry a steak. She knew how to scramble an egg. She would plug...

(by Stella Osorojos Eisenstein) 1 - 2 bananas 1 c. frozen blueberries 1 T. cacao powder 1 T. maca powder 1 1/2 T. cashew butter 1/4 t....

(by Adele L. Kellman) My parents were raised in relatively privileged homes, but their WASPy families, one from Alabama, the other from...

(by Adele L. Kellman) 4 T. butter 1/2 c. diced onions 1 carrot, diced 2 stalks celery, diced 2 t. curry powder 1 1/2 T. flour 4 c....

(by Valerie Monroe) 1 medium onion 6 stalks celery 1 peeled parsnip bag of mini carrots 2 T. chopped fresh dill 16 oz. bag green lentils...

(by Valerie Monroe) Last night I shared a bowl of lentil soup I’d made at home with my 92-year-old mom in her apartment in New Jersey,...

(by Erika Lenkert) 1 turkey, 18 - 22 lb., with giblets 5 1/2 c. water salt, freshly ground pepper, vegetable oil 1 large bay leaf 1 clove...

(by Erika Lenkert) Last year, like every other year, my mom called and asked, "What do you want to do about Thanksgiving?" It's a...

(by Beverly Weinstein) My mom grew up during the Depression in a small West Virginia town, the third of nine siblings. Her cooking...

(by Beverly Weinstein) eggs (preferably farm fresh or at least cage free) bacon (preferably nitrate-free) bread (preferably whole wheat,...

(by Tizzy and Isabel Harbaugh) 2 T. unsalted butter 1 large onion, diced 14 oz. can artichokes, drained, tough bits cut off, chopped 16...

(by Tizzy and Isabel Harbaugh) Ever since Isabel was a little girl learning to chop vegetables without sacrificing any fingers, we’ve...

(by Carol Tavris) My mother, Dorothy Marcus Tavris, was brilliant, organized, funny, feisty, and completely uninterested in cooking. She...

(by Aimee Lee Ball) My mother pioneered the biscotti trend, although she wouldn’t have recognized that word. To her, the crispy,...

(by Carol Tavris) 2 c. sifted flour 2 c. oatmeal (quick oats) 1/2 t. baking powder 1 c. raisins 1 c. sugar 1/2 t. salt 1 cup oil 1 t....