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    Mother's Day; Feeding Teenage Boys; Jacques Pepin; Ruth Reichl

    This week on Good Food with Evan Kleiman, a special Mother's Day show.  Hear the secrets behind feeding teenage boys and cook with Gustavo Arellano and his mom.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 8, 2010 • 58m Listen

    Our best Mother's Day segments this weak onn Good Food. The legendary Jacques Pepin is here with memories of his mother's favorite dishes. Gustavo Arellano educates us on Mexican nopales or cactus. He'll cook some dishes with his mother. Georgia Orcutt explains just how you go about feeding insatiable teenage boys. Laura Schenone searches for her long lost family recipes for ravioli. Ruth Reichl honors her mother by not turning out like her. The hilarious Brass Sisters stop by with stories of their mother. Ariel Swartley tells us about Helen Evans Brown, known as the mother of California cuisine. Plus Jonathan Gold with a very special mother's day memory. And Laura Avery is at the Santa Monica Farmers Market with what's fresh and in season.

    Photograph of Evan and Edith Kleiman by Bryony Shearmur.

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