Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Columnist Jenn Harris and her late grandmother, Phyllis Harris. She has her grandmother to thank for her love of food. (Jenn ...

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Jason Mraz is just a softy at heart. The singer-songwriter was introduced to music by his grandmother. He’s paying her back with the songs on<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Ricardo Yancey Jr. kisses his grandmother, Frances Lee Bell, who died in 2017. He has written a children’s book, “My Best Friend Granny,” about their times together. Courtesy of Ricardo Yancey Jr.

My most vivid food memories involve overcooked spaghetti in a wooden bowl, and my grandmother Phyllis. For decades, my grandmother’s wooden bowls sat stacked in the cabinet next to the refrigerator in ...

Growing up, as his mother worked two jobs to make ends meet, Ricardo Yancey Jr. always had something to look forward to: spending time with his grandmother. The aroma of her home-made spaghetti filled ...