Ahead Quote by Alice Levine

If you sent me to cover a pie-baking contest on Mother's Day, I'm going to ask dear old Mom why she used artificial sweetener…

— Sam Donaldson

The jelly - the jam and the marmalade, And the cherry-and quince-'preserves' she made! And the sweet-sour pickles of peach and pear, With cinnamon…

— James Whitcomb Riley

“Apples Ma's apple blossoms have turned to hard green balls. To eat them now, so tart, would turn my mouth inside out, would make…

— Karen Hesse

One time, when I was very little, I climbed a tree and ate these green, sour apples. My stomach swelled and became hard like…

— Khaled Hosseini

I drove my mother crazy because I'd juggle the apples in the fruit bowl and take a bite out of one or two.

— Colin Donnell

My mother made a lot of things because she thought they'd be healthy for us. There were some very unfortunate experiences with whole wheat…

— Alice Waters

My mum would never make me aware that someone needed to bring us food. As I got older, I went to the food bank…

— Callum Wilson

“And yeah, put out as I can be with Mama 'bout a lotta things, I gotta admit she gets all the credit for getting…

— James Villas

“Amanda lost count of the various delicacies that were offered to her. There were four kinds of soup, including turtle and lobster, and several…

— Lisa Kleypas

Mom was a school teacher, and she had to be at work at 7:30 every morning. So Dad was in charge of us three…

— Ainsley Earhardt

“We dug the asparagus, and tonight Aunt Charlotte cooked it for me herself with butter and melted cheese. I ate a whole plateful and…

— Kathryn Lasky

I was mainly raised by a working mum who didn't have much time or inclination for making food. So I had three or four…

— Paloma Faith