Cook Mom's best dishes

Creating a cookbook of meals made from “A Pinch of This, A Handful of That” meant a lot of research for author Joyce Martino.

But committing more than a hundred of her mother's recipes to the pages was worth the trouble for the Auburn resident.

“She amazed me how she always had a hot meal ready for dad when he came home, whether he was home at 6 or 7 p.m.,” Martino said. “She was like a magician.”