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A chocolate cake that celebrates mothers — lost and found

A chocolate cake that celebrates mothers — lost and found Today s best articles Daily business briefing Solving COVID newsletter In the first months after my husband, Erik, died while mountain climbing in 2014, I spent much of my time shuffling about my sister s house in a teary, sleepless haze. I wore rumpled variations of pajamas or sweats every day, and I had no appetite — everything I tried to eat tasted like the color grey. Prior to the accident that took his life, before I knew the term young widow, I had loved food. Erik and I married in 2012, when he was in business school at Georgetown, and I had already swapped careers from lawyer to pastry chef. When he graduated the next year, we moved back to Brooklyn. He went to his new job in the Financial District, and I began pursuing a food writing career.

A chocolate cake that celebrates mothers — lost and found

comments This story first appeared on Food52, an online community that gives you everything you need for a happier kitchen and home – that means tested recipes, a shop full of beautiful products, a cooking hotline, and everything in between! Good food is worth a thousand words sometimes more. In  My Family Recipe, a writer shares the story of a single dish that s meaningful to them and their loved ones. In the first months after my husband, Erik, died while mountain climbing in 2014, I spent much of my time shuffling about my sister s house in a teary, sleepless haze. I wore rumpled variations of pajamas or sweats every day, and I had no appetite everything I tried to eat tasted like the color grey. Prior to the accident that took his life, before I knew the term young widow, I had loved food.

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