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Home / The Food + Grief Project

The Food + Grief Project

Where there is grief, there is food.

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Photo by Katherine Chase via Unsplash

What Is the Food + Grief Project?

Food finds many contexts in grief. The Food + Grief Project explores that important intersection.

A community forum, the Food + Grief Project publishes recipes, stories, personal essays, interviews, and food memories about where we experience grief in food.

We would love to hear your voice.

If you would like to contribute to the Food + Grief Project, or would like to reach out, write to inquiries[at]unpeeledjournal.com.

How does it work?

Even in the depths of grief, we have a relationship with food -- albeit one that may be greatly altered. Food connects us, and food heals us.

The neighborly casserole; holiday cookies that tie us to a grandmother; eating alone; food shopping in a new reality: We want to cover it all.

We generally publish content in the following three broad categories:

  • Interviews, articles, personal essays, advice about food and grief.
  • Recipes to Heal: The food we offer, and the food we eat, in grief
  • Recipes to Remember: The food that connects us to memories of those we love and lost

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The Food + Grief Project is inspired by Unpeeled founder Lisa Kolb Ruland's experience as young widow.

A full-time food writer at the time of her husband's death, Lisa was continually struck during her grieving process by the many ways her loss impacted her relationship with food: learning to eat alone, making foggy-headed cooking mistakes, learning to food shop for one, being too sad to throw out his now-long-expired yogurt. And on and on.

The Food + Grief Project connects people in ways that heal, nurture, and provide strength in numbers.

Welcome to the Food + Grief Project.

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Easy Black Bean Chicken Enchiladas

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Creamy Parmesan Farro

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Healing Ayurvedic Kitchari With Chickpeas(Kitchidi)

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Old-School Baked Ziti With Ricotta

Creamy Parmesan Polenta: Easy Italian Dishes

Creamy Parmesan Polenta

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Easy Tomato Orzo Soup

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Homemade Wonton Soup

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Hearty Vegetarian Chili

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Pan Fried Chicken Tenders

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The Best Homemade Chicken Soup

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Spanish Garbanzos and Greens

Jersey-Style Sour Cream Crumb Cake

Sour Cream Crumb Cake

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Deep-Dish Apple Crisp With Oatmeal Topping

Simply Roasted Acorn Squash

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Pasta e Fagioli Soup (Pasta Fazool)

Ricotta Fig Toast With Prosciutto + Honey

Ricotta Fig Toast With Honey + Prosciutto

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Chunky Homemade Applesauce

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Easy Roast Chicken With Herbs

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A Running List of Food and Grief Writing

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Easy Stovetop Mac & Cheese

Homemade Miso Soup Recipe: Easy Japanese Home Cooking

Homemade Miso Soup

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Multigrain Oatmeal: Healthy Breakfast Porridge

Italian Sausage, Peppers + Onions

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Mexican Cilantro Lime Rice

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Our Favorite Blueberry Muffins

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Greek Mediterranean Mezze Platter

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Interview: Native American Chef and Culinary Anthropologist Lois Ellen Frank

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Baked Eggplant Parmesan

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Interview: Writer and Cake Artist Monica OConnell, Ph.D.

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Interview: Talking Food and Grief With Chef Eli Kulp

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