Swing Shift
(by Maria Fe Picar) I never knew why my mother left the Philippines for the United States; it was never mentioned or discussed. All I...
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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
Apr 26, 2023
A Clock in the Oven
(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...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Apr 18, 2023
On A Cloud of Nine
(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,...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Apr 11, 2023
The Light in the Room
(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...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Apr 5, 2023
Takes the Cake
(by Connie Kinsey) My waist-length hair is one of my most distinguishing features, and there have been incidents throughout the years...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Mar 29, 2023
A More Certain Woman
(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...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Mar 21, 2023
Not Far From the Tree
(by Karen Ferguson) My mom always wanted to protect me from the world, but she wanted control of my life, thinking that sheltering me...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Mar 14, 2023
Thunder and Lightning
(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...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Mar 7, 2023
Bloodlines
(by Marilisa Racco) My mother hails from a small town in the hills of Cilento that has a beautiful name, literally: Bellosguardo, which...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Feb 28, 2023
Red Velvet Road
(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...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Feb 18, 2023
A Seat at the Table
(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....
Eat, Darling, Eat
Dec 29, 2022
A Semblance of Normal
(by Annette Foglino) Perhaps like many men, my father always had an eye for beautiful women, and my stepmother, Mary Ruth, was a classic...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Dec 24, 2022
500 Meatballs
(by Mollie O'Hara) I was a rebellious child, and my mom was the general of the house. I tested everyone’s patience quite regularly, but...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Dec 19, 2022
Somebody In A Hurry
(by Beejhy Barhany) I started to walk at the tender age of nine months. My mom always said that I was somebody in a hurry, with many...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Dec 12, 2022
Bedeviled
(by Megan A. Pastore) Step 1: Put two dozen eggs in a pot of boiling water for two minutes. Remove from heat, and cover for 14. Then...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Dec 6, 2022
A Holiday Reprise: European Union
(by Désirée Willmes) My family is made up of different nationalities, so Christmas was always the culinary highlight when everyone got...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Dec 1, 2022
A Fork in Each World
(by Heather West) "I don't have to point out to the women in my audience that those ladies they see before them, both of those ladies...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Nov 27, 2022
Beyond the Recipe
(by Giulia Asquino) For Italians, food is not only nourishment but a lifestyle. From north to south, there are specialties, secrets, and...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Nov 22, 2022
The Comfort of A People
(by Kareen Morrison) “I’m really sorry, but there isn’t a heartbeat anymore. You can get cleaned up and go see your doctor in her...
Eat, Darling, Eat
Nov 16, 2022
Into the Woods
(by Stephanie Cravens) Usually I could hear the sounds of Moore, Oklahoma, the bustling city where we lived, but this time the crackling...
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