Eat, Darling, Eat 

(by Michelle Cacho-Negrete) My mother was a woman who never hugged or kissed my brother and me and never said, “I love you.” The words...

(by Ebony Dodson) My momma always told me not to do drugs. "Everyone is going to move on but you,” she said. “They'll get clean and move...

(by Aimee Lee Ball) There was something about my mother and summer. She looked great in shorts because she had the best legs in the whole...

(by Yasmine Barrett) On days when I think about my Nan, I feel as though I am forever trying to grasp the highest cloud in the sky. She...

(by Jillian Van Hefty) My mom was never, ever without a cup of Lipton's tea. Like a dear friend, it held her hand, kept her warm,...

(by Sarah Zeversenuke) Every week, everyone in my family got dressed up in our Sunday best (my twin brothers begrudgingly) to make a trip...

(by Beth Levine) “The people who give you their food give you their heart.” (Cesar Chavez) It’s good, not great. It’s just missing a...

(by Hani Malaika M) At the age of 16, I left home in Toronto, Canada, to pursue a career in the music industry. I vaguely remember...

(by Carol Milberger) A child of the Great Depression, my mother abhorred waste. Leftover bits of fruit and vegetables were stored in...

(by Diane Zinna) 1 bunch celery 16 oz. Philadelphia cream cheese small jar of green pimiento-stuffed Manzanilla olives paprika 1. Start...

(by Ann Stout) Neither my daughter Emma nor I wanted to move back to Texas. I was born and raised in the flatlands of Houston, and...

(by Cindy Roos Young) At five years of age, I remember standing at my little toy ironing board (the only “tabletop” low enough for me to...

(by June P. Middleton) My mother, Geraldine Bernice Abbott Middleton, was born in 1918, five months before World War I ended and five...

(by Tatiana Gallardo) Rice is a universal good. Across countries, cultures, continents, and cuisines, rice shines as a cheap and simple...

(by Bethany Ball) My mom liked to say, “If it’s green and in my kitchen, it’s probably mold.” Obviously, food was not the main thing in...

(by Coral Rae) When I was 16, I had a pet lobster that I rescued from the grocery store. His name was Lobby. For as long as I can...

(by Viv Jones) Over the years, I’ve encountered many dangerously delicious recipes for chocolate cake, but only one that I know of...

(by Lisa Herman) In my childhood home in the Toronto suburbs, the couch was covered with plastic, with plastic plants for decoration. In...

(by Kathy Lofton) My father remained in my life after my parents’ divorce, but Momma had primary custody. Since I was an only child, it...

(by CJ Howard) I don’t know if my mum would like me if she met me now. If we were strangers, passing on a street, what would she think of...