Hi, I’m Margot. Welcome to my corner of Recipes by Mike, where I write about the meals that stitch our days together—breakfasts before the school bus, lazy Sunday roasts, and the kind of soups that cure whatever ails you. I grew up in a small town in Ohio, the youngest of four kids, and learned to cook at my grandmother’s elbow. Her kitchen was a tiny, steam-filled room where she’d let me stir the gravy and sneak bites of raw pie dough. Those messy, loving hours taught me that food is never just
