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[BONUS] My Family Recipe: Motherhood & Chocolate Cake
Burnt Toast
English - April 26, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB - ★★★★ - 428 ratingsFood Arts Society & Culture food history education interview Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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First up: A food writer's reflection on loss and grief—and the untold power of a mother-knows-best birthday cake.
"I think food can serve so many important functions, specifically in grief. It is a way to nourish us, physically nourish us, at a time when we are just feeling so weak and so sad and so, maybe incapable of nourishing ourselves well." —Lisa Ruland
Referenced in this episode:
A Chocolate Cake That Celebrates Mothers—Lost & Found (Food52)Chocolate Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting recipeFind more My Family Recipe episodes here.