Sweet & Savory Comfort Food Recipes

Comfort food doesn’t always look like mac ‘n cheese—it often looks like a memory in meal form, passed down from someone special.

This Mother’s Day, we’re honouring all the women who have lent strength, guidance, and delicious recipes to our lives—from mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and sisters, to our chosen family of godmothers and close friends. To celebrate them all, our team has gathered together four favourite family recipes from special women in our lives.

Tech team member (and Fable co-founder) Tina was passed her famous dumpling method by her mother. It’s a recipe she helped prepare around the kitchen table as a kid. “Although,” Tina notes, “There is no formal recipe. It’s all done with your sense, feeling, and smell.” Tina likes adjusting the ingredients to spice things up, and has given options for both meat and vegan versions. Dumplings are a delicious year-round meal, but Tina notes how the quantity really amps up in her household around Lunar New Year.