Food & Writing

Vol. 5, No. 3

Essays, poems, and stories featuring writing about food in the rich and varied Mennonite tradition.

In this issue:

2 read more
Food & Writing: In this Issue

by Ann Hostetler

“I’m going to need some lunch before I can finish the introduction,” I say to my intern, Kate.
0 read more
Lunch Box Social

by Shirley H. Showalter

A preview from Blush: A Mennonite Girl Meets a Glittering World, Showalter's forthcoming memoir.
2 read more
A Mosaic of Broken Dishes

by Julia Spicher Kasdorf

A summer reading special! Jessica Penner talks about her new novel, Shaken in the Water, history, imagination, and church.
0 read more
The Drudgery of Cherry Pie

by Rosanna Nafziger Henderson

A reflection on what food means to us by the co-author of The Lost Art of Real Cooking and The Lost Arts of Hearth and Home.
0 read more
The Sow and Other Poems

by Elise Hofer Derstine

Poems from the farming life.
0 read more
Proverbs, Recipes, and Poems

by Annetta Miller

Inspired by her life in Tanzania, Annetta Miller shares African perspectives on food and hospitality.
0 read more
Food Times

by Phyllis Pellman Good

A reflection on food by the best-selling author of the Fix It and Forget It cookbook series.
0 read more
Furlough

by Keith Miller

A short story by Keith Miller, author of The Book on Fire and The Book of Flying.
0 read more
Two Poems About Family

by Karen Yoder

Two poems from a legacy of Mennonite family frugality and careful living.
0 read more
Keturah's Cards and Lemons

by Katie Boyts

Reflections on recipe cards that create a relationship between generations.
2 read more
Eight Years to Farmer

by Ben Hartman

Reflections on choosing to farm sustainably and cultivate a culture of local food in Goshen, Indiana.