Helping My Mother Taste Freedom
(by Francesca Costanzo) I was that sensory-sensitive kid, easily awakened just by the sound of my mother opening her tin recipe box. At...
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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
食べて、ダーリン、食べて
Jedz, kochanie, jedz
Mothers and Daughters
Voices Past and Present
Stories and Recipes
Eat, Darling, Eat
Dec 21, 2023
For the Love of Christmas
(by Marilyn Strange) As far back as I can remember, my mother hated to cook. She loved food but hated preparing it. She grew up in a...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Dec 8, 2023
Broken English
(by Marcella Cantatore) The day my mum died began like any other. It was a Saturday. She made me breakfast: a soft egg with toast...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Nov 24, 2023
Hungry for Connection
(by Julie Cole) A few years ago, my elderly parents traveled from Ohio to my home in Wisconsin. We sat in our sun-filled dining room for...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Nov 10, 2023
Dumpster Diving
(by Laney Rosen) The sight of little orange squares was so inviting. One would not imagine such a find to be an actual lifesaver. But you...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Oct 13, 2023
The Nerve
(by Natalie Hirt) The knock on the door at 7a.m. was a surprise. Not a pleasant neighborly knock. More of a commanding knock. Perhaps...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Oct 6, 2023
Super Sweet 100s
(by Pei Ja Anderson) When I think of the meals my mother and I have shared, I am not hit with a wave of culinary nostalgia. There are no...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Sep 29, 2023
Lunch Ladies
(by Marcia Weisbrot) Cooking was not a great connection for my mom and me. She always served healthy, nutritious meals, but it wasn’t...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Sep 22, 2023
Learning What I Need to Know
(by Tywanna Gardner) I have a teenage daughter named Rianna. She is a good girl, for the most part, and usually tries to do what she...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Sep 1, 2023
The Nut Family
(by Patricia Fieldsteel) Great-Grandma Fannie gave lessons on how to properly fart when out strolling with others: “When one needs to...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Aug 23, 2023
The Hidden Drawer
(by Rita Slanina) I’m the product of four cultures: Italian, Sicilian, Austrian, and Slovak (more precisely, a little-known farming...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Aug 11, 2023
The Cruelest Month
(by Aimee Lee Ball) With apologies to T.S. Eliot, August is the cruelest month for me. There’s the heat and humidity, of course, and this...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Aug 1, 2023
Finish What’s On Your Plate
(by Eileen Vorbach Collins) Sunday dinner was early, around 1 PM. After sitting still through Sunday School and church, I was always in a...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Jun 29, 2023
Home Again
(by Andrea Vernetti) My mother has always been a great source of inspiration for me, although there are some things that set us apart....
Eat, Darling, Eat
Jun 22, 2023
Two Bowls of Dough
(by Sara Kass Eifler) My mom is a big fan of gadgets. If there’s some technology out there that can do the messy, complicated, or just...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Jun 14, 2023
Cook 'Till Tender
(by Deborah A. Lott) I have a recurrent dream in which my mother refuses to feed me. A long table displaying an array of delectable foods...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Jun 2, 2023
Getting to Yes
(by Shari Garmise) June “Is something wrong with Grandpa? He looks so thin.” I watched him through the kitchen window, sitting in the...
Eat, Darling, Eat
May 25, 2023
A True Red
(by Naya Clark) Finding time on the weekends to spend with my mom is either foreboding or pure excitement, depending on how she’s...
Eat, Darling, Eat
May 19, 2023
Love On the Plate
(by Claire Acerno) My mother died from Covid in 2020 at the age of 98, after having Alzheimer’s for many years. Although I was distraught...
Eat, Darling, Eat
May 12, 2023
Something
(by Aimee Lee Ball) When I was about 12 years old, I fell in love with Picasso’s “The Old Guitarist,” and saved up my allowance money to...
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