Eat, Darling, Eat 

(by Alicia Garey) The orange juice: In the mornings before school, you’d serve me a cup of orange juice before I walked out the door, and...

(by Alicia Garey) softened butter, for greasing the pan 12 oz. package wide egg noodles 5 large eggs, beaten 1/2 c. butter, melted 16 oz....

(by Zilola Melieva) Talking to my mom while cooking is my favorite thing; it even helps to make food more delicious. I am from Tashkent,...

(by Zilola Melieva) 2 cucumbers, half-peeled and thinly sliced 1 medium white onion, peeled and thinly sliced 3 medium tomatoes, sliced...

(by Zilola Melieva) 1 c. dried chickpeas 3/4 c. vegetable oil 5 c. onions, peeled and sliced 1 1/2 lb. beef or mutton, cut into large...

(by Tonia Renee Lee) When I was in junior high school, we had to write a paper about our best friend, and I wrote about my mother. The...

(by Tonia Renee Lee) 3 lb. chicken breasts and thighs, cut into pieces (can be on the bone or boneless) 1 T. seasoned salt 1 T. black...

(by Connie Kinsey) My waist-length hair is one of my most distinguishing features, and there have been incidents throughout the years...

(by Jamee Damron-Larsen) I was so lucky to grow up in a beautiful country home in Maryland, one mile from the Pennsylvania border, which...

(by Jamee Damron-Larsen) 6 oz. (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature 1 c. brown sugar, packed 1/4 c. white sugar 1 egg,...

(by Karen Ferguson) My mom always wanted to protect me from the world, but she wanted control of my life, thinking that sheltering me...

(by Karen Ferguson) 3 lb. new potatoes 1 c. onions, diced 1 c. celery, diced 8 oz. mayonnaise 8 hard-boiled eggs, cut into chunks In a...

(by Bella Duve) For a period of time, my family and I left our house in Denmark to live in an old mobile home, travelling the roads of...

(by Bella Duve) 4 eggs 5 oz. flour 2 T. butter, melted 10 oz. whole milk pinch of salt 1 T. sugar 1 t. vanilla extract additional butter...

(by Marilisa Racco) My mother hails from a small town in the hills of Cilento that has a beautiful name, literally: Bellosguardo, which...

(by Marilisa Racco) 2 medium carrots, finely chopped 2 medium celery stalks, finely chopped 1 onion, chopped 1 large clove garlic, minced...

(by Janella Kennedy) My mother was always warned not to go into other people’s homes unless it was someone very close to her family, and...

(by Janella Kennedy) 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour 1 1/2 c. sugar 2 t. cocoa powder 1 t. baking soda 1 t. salt 2 eggs, beaten 2 sticks (8...

(by LaToya Powell) I can’t remember how old I was when I was finally able to sit at the table. Seems like I was at least ten years old....

(by LaToya Powell) 3 parts mustard greens to 1 part collard greens smoked ham hocks salt and pepper to taste Remove and discard stems...