Chapter 1 Mom's Kitchen --
Mimi's Kitchen / Diana von Welanetz Wentworth 3 --
Lauretta's "Down-Home" Chicken Noodles / Thea Alexander 7 --
Memories of a Swedish Kitchen / Norma Brandel Gibbs 12 --
A Mother's Advice / Chris Cavert 15 --
Doomsday Cookies / Barbara Curtis 18 --
No Depression Cake / Dottie Walters 21 --
Fruitcake Recipe / Gino Sky 24 --
Mary Ann's Maryland Crab / Anne Cooper Ready 32 --
Butcher's Chicken and Mom's Irish Potatoes / Kathy Fellows 36 --
Rhubarb Pie / Bettie B. Youngs 40 --
Seat at the Head of the Table / Florence Littauer 44 --
Chapter 2 Childhood Memories --
Legend of Glass-Eyed Gus / Mike Buettell 51 --
Baking Recipe for Mothers / Author Unknown 54 --
Hot Pink Chocolate / Nancy Richard-Guilford 55 --
Country Roads / Theodore S. Wentworth 59 --
Aunt Minnie's Peanut Brittle / Zoie Kaye 63 --
Moma's Scappa e Fuggi / Antoineta Baldwin 66 --
Memories from the Great Depression / Betty Fobair McDermott 68 --
Heavenly Spicy Chicken / Jean Brady 72 --
A Recipe for Laughter / Glenna Salsbury 75 --
Slumgullion / Joe Batten 77 --
My Favorite Food / Bobbie Probstein 79 --
Thunder Cake / Patty Hansen 81 --
Chapter 3 Grandparents --
Arroz con Leche / Rosemarie Cortez 85 --
Nanny's Raisin Nut Cake / Barbara DeAngelis 87 --
Grandma's Thick "Everything" Soup / Irene C. Kassorla 89 --
How I Learned to Love Tomatoes / Jeanne Jones 92 --
Utah Pioneer Scones / Susie Gross 94 --
Grammy Rufi's Country Cooking / Diana von Welanetz Wentworth 97 --
Bukda, a Braided Bohemian Bread / Pat Wayne 101 --
Gagi's Gumbo / D. Trinidad Hunt 104 --
Grandma Yehle's Summer Kitchen / Pam Finger 108 --
Almost Grandma's Apple Pie / Kirby Howard 112 --
From Dancer to Cook / Patti Rypinski 117 --
Homemade Children / Naomi Rhode 121 --
Sound of Snowflakes and Warm Cranberry Pie / Avril Johannes 122 --
Our Italian-American Table / Carol Miller 128 --
My Grandpa Bentura and the Carrot Cake / Frank Trujillo 131 --
Tea Party Fare / Jamie Drew 135 --
Abraham Lincoln and the Mashed Potatoes / Bobbie Probstein 138 --
Blessings in Disguise / June Shoffeitt 142 --
"I Love You" / Bonnie Cox 144 --
Chapter 5 Holiday Traditions --
Christmas Eve / Ann Hyatt 149 --
Christmas Cookie Workshop / Natalie Hartanov Haughton 153 --
Rebecca's Christmas Cut-Out Cookies / Elaine Cannon 156 --
Tamales, El Loco and the Dreaded Scarves / Frank Trujillo 159 --
Credo at Christmas / Daniel Roselle 164 --
"Juanito's" Tamales Verdes / Ernie Nagamatsu 165 --
Aunt Catherine's Sugar Cookies / Caroline A. Goering 168 --
Memories of Holiday Mincemeat / Hazel Court Taylor 171 --
Poor Man's Spice Cake / Warren Farrell 175 --
Vinetarta, the Icelandic Christmas Torte / Naomi Rhode 177 --
Passover in the Playroom / Bobbie Jensen Lippman 180 --
Alice Wentworth's Yummy Yams / Diana von Welanetz Wentworth 184 --
Chapter 6 Men in the Kitchen --
Dad's Chicken Cacciatore / Sam Keen 191 --
A Spiced Chocolate Applesauce Cake for Dad / Claudia Stromberg 193 --
My First Cooking Class / Dick Martin 196 --
Foule and the Art of Living / John Catenacci 199 --
Family Secret Sesame Chicken / Ronald W. Jue 202 --
Health Nut Pancakes / Rama J. Vernon 205 --
Beer Bread / Charles Champlin 208 --
One That Got Away / Ralph Waterhouse 211 --
Long Beach, British Columbia, Salmon Supreme / Val van de Wall 213 --
Tomato Mix-Up / Art Linkletter 216 --
Things My Father Taught Me, Including "Cabin Stew" / Bobbie Jensen Lippman 218 --
Elvis Pie / Diana von Welanetz Wentworth 225 --
In Hella's Kitchen / Sharon Huffman 230 --
Friendship Forever Fondue / Sharon Civalleri 234 --
Cyndi's Quickie Quiche / Cyndi James Gossett 236 --
Finnish Connection / Dennis E. Mannering 238 --
Cooking for a Friend Is More than Just Feeding a Friend / Barbara Swain 242 --
Chapter 8 Inspirations and Insights --
Mothers' Day / Diana von Welanetz Wentworth 249 --
Miracle Cookies / Helice Bridges 255 --
Starving Student Chicken / John Enright, Kyoko Enright 258 --
See How They Run / Bobbie Jensen Lippman 261 --
A Silver Belt / Cheewa James 264 --
Pheasant / Bettie B. Youngs 266 --
We Miss You, Dina! / Susan Zolla, Kathy Jensen 272 --
A Legacy of Tomato Aspic and Meatloaf / Elaine Cannon 275 --
Debbie's Creamed Corn / Kimberly Kirberger 279 --
A Fish, a Fish, Lord, I Need a Fish! / Martha A. Burich 281 --
To Russia with Love / Diana von Welanetz Wentworth 284 --
Neighborhood Soup / Linda McNamar 288 --
Heart-Shaped Scones for Helen / Diana von Welanetz Wentworth 290 --
Udana's Yummy Waffles / Udana Power 294 --
Blue-Ribbon Apple-Kiwi Pie / Linda Bruce 297 --
Artful Antipasto / Vaughn Greditzer 299 --
A Post-Earthquake Chilean Quinoa Tabouleh Shared from the Heart / Carlos Warter 301 --
Rainbow / Joan Fountain 305 --
Sarson Ka Saag / Rita Chopra, Mallika Chopra 308 --
Wooden Spoon / Tony Luna 311 --
What on Earth Is Shoo-Fly Pie Anyway? / Mary Helen Livingston 315 --
Chapter 9 Love, Romance and Marriage --
Magical Vegetarian Moussaka / Sirah Vettese 324 --
Reunion / Burt Dubin 327 --
Salmon Wellington, Chez Jo / Ozzie Jurock 331 --
Case of the Missing Chocolate / Diana von Welanetz Wentworth 335 --
Love from Afar / Diana von Welanetz Wentworth 338 --
Twice in a Lifetime / Rhonda Rima Nielsen Bisnar 341 --
Working Miracles for the Judge / Andrea Bell 343 --
Chapter 10 A Love Story with Recipes --
A Love Story with Recipes / Diana von Welanetz Wentworth 348 --
Chapter 11 For the Fun of It! --
Sweet Revenge / Diana von Welanetz Wentworth 379 --
Somebody Slept in My Hair! / Diana von Welanetz Wentworth 382 --
Calories That Don't Count / Author Unknown 385 --
Guide to Calorie Burning / Author Unknown 388 --
Where Do You Buy "Scratch"? / Author Unknown 389 --
Great Horseradish Caper / Theodore S. Wentworth 391 --
Tooty Toots / Diana von Welanetz Wentworth 396 --
A Favorite Rum Cake Recipe / Author Unknown 399 --
Hay Huevos? / Diana von Welanetz Wentworth 400 --
Chapter 12 Parties with a Purpose --
Happy New Year! / Chick Moorman 405 --
A Party Idea That Could Change Your Life / Susan Jeffers 408 --
Trim-the-Tree Vision Party / Diana von Welanetz Wentworth 411 --
Best Birthday / Mary Olsen Kelly 413 --
Ultimate Birthday Party / Mark Victor Hansen 416 --
Thanksgiving at Eagle's Ridge Ranch / Diana von Welanetz Wentworth 418.
