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Grandma Jo’s Lasagna Wasn’t an Heirloom Until It Became Mine to Make

by: Joanna Sciarrino|December 24, 2019

Christmas

The Year I Spent Christmas in a Hotel

Cancer stopped me from going home for the holidays, so my family brought home to me.

by: Garrett Fleming|December 21, 2019

My Family Recipe

How I Found Christmas Again in Grandma Ruth's Peanut Butter Balls

In this week's My Family Recipe, one writer reflects on her most essential holiday ritual.

by: Miranda Rake|December 17, 2019

My Family Recipe

The Slow-Cooked Legacy of Grandma's Country Captain Chicken

In this week's My Family Recipe, one writer uncovers an heirloom tin filled with her late grandmother's recipes, including a dinner-party staple that feeds a crowd.

by: Erin Byers Murray|December 7, 2019

Omelet

India’s Most Nostalgic Egg Dish Is Made on a Train

The railway omelet was far from perfect. So why is it the best sandwich I’ve ever had?

by: Arati Menon|December 4, 2019

Holiday

Why This German ‘Rum Pot’ Will Always Have a Place in My Kitchen

If it’s the holidays in Berlin, it must be Rumtopf time.

by: Vaishali Dinakaran|December 4, 2019

Cheese

The Brazilian Cheese Spread That Makes for the Tastiest Stuffed Peppers in the World

Requeijão cremoso is both mildly sweet and salty—and beyond creamy.

by: Taryn Pire|December 2, 2019

Pie

I’m a Professional Baker, but the Best Pies I Ever Made Were With My Grandma

Resident baker-at-large Erin McDowell on learning to bake—and falling in love with pie—at her grandmother's house in Kansas.

by: Erin Jeanne McDowell|November 26, 2019

Culture

Why Do We Eat Raw Cookie Dough?

This week, Table for One columnist Eric Kim explores our generation's nostalgic obsession with licking the bowl.

by: Eric Kim|November 22, 2019

Thanksgiving

The Unlikely Star of My Family's Thanksgiving Table

Aunt Anne didn't invent broccoli cheese rice casserole. But she certainly perfected it.

by: Eric Kim|November 15, 2019

Long Reads

The Curious Pasta Dish I Found on My Solo Trip to Italy

This week, Table for One columnist Eric Kim is back from Crema and brought with him a recipe for tortelli cremaschi.

by: Eric Kim|November 8, 2019

Cake

3 Weekend Baking Projects for When Your Heart Needs a Little Help

In 'The Joys of Baking,' Samantha Seneviratne writes about those moments in life when chocolate cake is exactly what you need to survive.

by: Samantha Seneviratne|November 8, 2019

Indian

This Nostalgic Tomato Sauce Will Always Have a Place in My Pantry

On Maggi Hot & Sweet, one of the most consistent food relationships of my life.

by: Arati Menon|November 1, 2019

Travel

The 102-Year-Old Hawaiian Hotel Where Pork Chops Are King

Not much has changed in a hundred years, and that’s part of this restaurant's charm.

by: Shane Mitchell|October 31, 2019

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Christmas

Grandma Jo’s Lasagna Wasn’t an Heirloom Until It Became Mine to Make

Christmas

The Year I Spent Christmas in a Hotel

My Family Recipe

How I Found Christmas Again in Grandma Ruth's Peanut Butter Balls

My Family Recipe

The Slow-Cooked Legacy of Grandma's Country Captain Chicken

Omelet

India’s Most Nostalgic Egg Dish Is Made on a Train

Holiday

Why This German ‘Rum Pot’ Will Always Have a Place in My Kitchen

Cheese

The Brazilian Cheese Spread That Makes for the Tastiest Stuffed Peppers in the World

Pie

I’m a Professional Baker, but the Best Pies I Ever Made Were With My Grandma

Culture

Why Do We Eat Raw Cookie Dough?

Thanksgiving

The Unlikely Star of My Family's Thanksgiving Table

Long Reads

The Curious Pasta Dish I Found on My Solo Trip to Italy

Cake

3 Weekend Baking Projects for When Your Heart Needs a Little Help

Indian

This Nostalgic Tomato Sauce Will Always Have a Place in My Pantry

Travel

The 102-Year-Old Hawaiian Hotel Where Pork Chops Are King

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