There were plenty of things her parents didn't like about her marriage. But the really fierce battles, says Chitrita Banerji, took place around the table.
Shagbark hickory syrup was the stuff of family legend. When she finally tasted it years later, Ronni Lundy understood why it had won her father's heart.
We've been cooking like cavemen since man first found fire. But with scientists invading the kitchen, reports Daniel Zwerdling, all that is about to change.