Hash browns By Gayle Brandeis
Plain or absurd, they are always a hot item. (05/02/00)

Contemplating hash browns By Gayle Brandeis
A primordial nest of shredded spuds from which fond memories -- and life itself! -- have sprung. (05/02/00)

Adria's Manna Flan By Adria Popkin
So sweet, you'll think it fell from heaven. (04/18/00)

My grandfather's seder By Adria Popkin
In our family, food is divine. (04/18/00)

My daddy's gardens By Sunny Hemphill
They were a sign that he would keep his job for a while and we'd have food on the table. (03/21/00)

Sunny's delectable fried okra By Sunny Hemphill
It's hellish in the picking, divine in the eating. (03/21/00)

A perfect three-minute egg By Melissa Pasanen
During a long month of bed rest, days and chefs went by, and I rediscovered the meaning of comfort food. (03/07/00)

Melissa Pasanen's Egg Salad By Melissa Pasanen
A big bowl of comfort, to be eaten by the spoonful, or between crisp toast. (03/07/00)

Hard-cooked eggs
A vintage hit of "The Joy of Cooking" gives poetic advice for a practical skill. (03/07/00)

Ode to "Joy" By Lloyd Fonvielle
The sacred text of the kitchen has a powerful and lasting resonance. (03/07/00)

Meatballs of love By Toby Sonneman
The wooing of a kosher vegetarian. (02/08/00)

Spicy meatballs By Toby Sonneman
Crispy, juicy instruments of seduction. (02/08/00)

Beyond dinner By Susan Straight
Cooking for pain, for loss, for heartache, for life. (01/19/00)

Susan Straight's Mahogany Chicken By Susan Straight
Food as love, caring, commitment and solace. (01/19/00)

Kitchen gods By Maria Dolan
It took a group of real men to satisfy my craving for a home-cooked meal. (01/04/00)

Matt Gurney's cider soup By Maria Dolan
A recipe that promises to seduce, whether the cook is man or woman. (01/04/00)

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