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We are thrilled you are here… Mamalode does dinner (and breakfast, and lunch and snacks.) This site is for anyone who thinks to themselves “Dinner AGAIN?” or who believes that the act of feeding your family or yourself is a way to LOVE… So whether you plan your meals out a week in advance, or are scrambling to pull the rabbit out of a hat every day, dig in and dish up here at mamanomnom.com

And as is always the case at Mamalode, we need your voice. Send in recipes, stories, successes and failures in food. Share and come back for seconds.

Yum.

–elke

The Texture of Generations

Browned liver and onions, turnips smothered in Mama’s well-seasoned black cast iron pan—these aren’t foods normally accepted by children, but I ate them doggedly, without complaint. I ate cauliflower covered with cheese and mayonnaise, a strange combination; only criticizing it when the mayo drowned the dish. I even ate the more adventurous Cajun dishes Mama…

Watermelon Mush

When I was a new mother and had a six-month-old who had begun trying solid foods, some overly concerned women who worked with my husband exclaimed, “She’s home all day and doesn’t make her own baby food?” He relayed that conversation to me with a shrug and support, “You know I don’t care if you make…

Try this Allergy-Friendly Taco Salad

May 23, 2016 By Marlane Quade Cook Leave a Comment

Gluten-free, corn-free Taco Salad Our family has been through one heck of a year! I was diagnosed with chronic illness last summer, and I’ve had a quick progression, with my husband taking up all of my slack at times. Mom’s style of cooking and Dad’s style of cooking vary greatly, but when I’m exhausted or…

“Faux” Dough: My Gluten-Free Guilty Pleasure

March 21, 2016 By Erin Byrne Leave a Comment

I have a new found obsession: cookie dough. But not the real stuff, “faux dough.” I found the recipe on a beat up page that I ripped from a parenting magazine years ago. “Why did I never make this before?” I asked myself as I stood at the refrigerator with the doors open spooning it…

Food of my Heart

March 9, 2016 By Kate Walton 7 Comments

I made White Pie this week for my dad’s birthday. I wasn’t with him to celebrate. In fact, he lives 266 miles from me and I don’t remember the last time we celebrated his birthday together, but every year I make a lasagna and a White Pie for his birthday just like my mom is…

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