Author Tinky Weisblat's mother Jan, better known as Taffy, died at age 93 in December of 2011. Bright, active Taffy suffered from dementia in her last months on earth. Born in 1918, Taffy graduated from Mount Holyoke College. "She was very much in the world...

I love the words “Love, laughter and rhubarb” on the cook’s apron in Pot Luck: Random Acts of Cooking by Tinky Weisblat. It’s quite prophetic and they’re three things at the top of my appreciation list. Seriously, food is full of so much that defines...