Now, when my mother, Patricia Neal, needs it most, Ruthie's Southern cooking feeds the body and soul. By Lucy Dahl

The lifelong lesson a little girl learned about mollusks when the adults stopped speaking Norwegian. By Lucy Dahl

The annual return to her ancestral village reunites an urbanite with the food of tradition. By Diane Kochilas

Yes, they’re beautiful, but fresh blooms can be the ultimate dinner table distraction. By Deborah Madison

At lovely Coffelt's Farm, the sheep have only one bad day. But for two stud rams, that's a long way off. By Lucy Dahl

History already infuses rum. For one writer, the earthquake will now flavor every sip as well. By Jessica B. Harris

Memoir: When the little black dress faces off with food and a conga line at a big family wedding. By Lucy Dahl

In the Dahls' house, vodka and caviar took the place of cookies and milk. And St. Nick liked it that way. By Lucy Dahl

For these transplanted Yankees, an authentic New England feast bridges years and family changes. By Clifford A. Wright

Mr. Fox was very real to me growing up, but it took my father to make the moral of the story clear. By Lucy Dahl

Turns out that Francis Bacon -- our deaf, blind, grumpy potbellied pig -- has a useful talent after all. By Lucy Dahl

What is it about many Americans that they refuse to ingest oxtail or tongue? Wally had no such qualms. By Lucy Dahl

A crush on a handsome hero, Roald Dahl's vermicious knids and the joy of landing a basket of crabs. By Lucy Dahl