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By MYO QUINN
Published March 13, 2023
The first cookbook I ever held in my hands was written by my mom. It was 1999 and my brother was preparing to leave for college, 7,000 miles away from her cooking. So she spent the year writing down everything she’s ever cooked for us, and she didn’t leave anything out because it was the only way he wouldn’t go hungry.
When I left for college the following year, I got a photocopied and bound version of the cookbook. It still sits on my bookshelf over 20 years later, but I rarely open it because I know her recipes by heart and hear her guidance in my head as I move through the kitchen. The recipes started as a set of instructions and have now become reflexes.
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