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Ruth’s Mother’s Recipes: Hermine’s Oatmeal Cookies

These are not the usual oatmeal cookies—they are rich and nutty, and they look like lace.
April 2009
recipes

Ruth’s Mother’s Recipes: Green Bean Casserole

Mom loved this dish. So did every other mother in the ’50s.
April 2009
recipes

Ruth’s Mother’s Recipes: Chunky Cheese Pâté

This is another strange blast from the past that I found among Mom’s clippings. I do remember this one; Mom was very fond of it.
April 2009
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Ruth’s Mother’s Recipes: Noodle Pudding

Mom had a friend who was an excellent cook, and we were lucky enough to spend most of the important holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas) at her house.
April 2009
food + cooking

Tender at the Bone: The Queen of Mold

In the first chapter of her best-selling memoir, Ruth Reichl introduces her mother, a notoriously bad cook who ultimately shaped Reichl’s view of food.
04.09.09
magazine

My Inner Italy

Many childhood memories are buried deep in our consciousness. Especially those involving spaghetti with bolognese sauce, a chunk of parmesan cheese, and garlic bread.
January 2009
magazine

Mother’s Little Helper

We're delighted to share this previously unpublished essay by the late Edna Lewis—one of America's most resonant and evocative food writers.
July 2006
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