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About Nancy Mock, Hungry Enough To Eat Six

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Six States, Endless Inspiration—New England Comfort Food and Baking 🍁

Welcome to Hungry Enough To Eat Six!

My name is Nancy Mock, and I'm a food writer, food photographer, recipe developer—and recipe devourer.

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Nancy Mock's Expertise

  • Recipe developer, food photographer, and food writer. A lifelong New Englander and home cook who creates approachable recipes for other home cooks.
  • Creator of Hungry Enough to Eat Six, with recipes and writing focused on New England comfort food and baking, drawing inspiration from across six Northeast states.
  • 8 years of professional experience as a writer and food photographer for brands like Taste of Home, Mashed, Foodie, Reader's Digest and Birds & Blooms
  • Grand-prize winner of the National Girl Scouts Cookie Recipe Contest in 2016

Hungry Enough To Eat Six at a glance

  • Classic New England recipes 🍁Such as fruit-filled pies, maple treats, and warming soups
  • From-scratch-made baking 🍞 From cozy quick breads to crowd-pleasing desserts and casseroles
  • Comfort food favorites 🍲 With a regional twist and seasonal flair
  • Dependable recipes ⏲️ Developed by a New England home cook, with step-by-step directions and easy-to-find ingredients
  • Food stories 📖 Sharing casual eateries, bakeries, and dessert stops across all six New England states

What is Hungry Enough To Eat Six?

Nancy creates welcoming, New England-inspired comfort food and baking recipes. She draws from her lifetime of living, eating, and home cooking in New England, as well as her Irish heritage. Nancy also loves to share the history and stories of regional dishes. In her Noshing Across New England stories, she shares delicious and casual food destinations across the six states—and beyond!

Because she's a self-taught home cook and baker, Nancy's aim is to create recipes that are comforting, fun, and crowd-pleasers. They're made without overly complex steps or unusual ingredients, so that people can create a delicious table and have time to make memories with those around it.

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Who is Nancy Mock?

Nancy was born and raised in beautiful Vermont. She and her husband raised their two kids there, too. Though the family is scattered around a bit now, New England is still their stomping ground.

Nancy is a lifelong home cook and home baker, with more than 10 years as an experienced recipe developer. That's a lot of comfort food and baked goodies! Luckily, there are always plenty of eager taste testers around—including her husband, the now grownup kids, their partners, and her grandson, plus any other family and new and old friends who pop by.

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Nancy's journey

Growing up in Vermont in a family of passionate cooks and bakers, Nancy discovered early on that food is a powerful way to build love and connection.

Some of her fondest memories are rooted in the kitchen and shared home cooking: making spritz cookies with her sister, delivering her mother's Christmas bread to neighbors, tasting her great-grandmother's famous baked beans, and marveling at her grandmother's numerous Thanksgiving pies.

These cherished and tasty traditions inspired Nancy to launch Hungry Enough To Eat Six in 2014, bringing together her love of recipe sharing, storytelling, and food photography.

Since then, she has developed hundreds of original recipes, many featured by Taste of Home and other platforms. Her blog has become a trusted resource for home cooks seeking comforting, flavorful, and accessible dishes inspired by New England roots and family heritage.

Where has Nancy Mock's work appeared?

Nancy Mock is a seasoned recipe developer and food writer whose work has reached millions of readers through major platforms like Taste of Home and Mashed. With over eight years of professional experience, she has created close to 100 original recipes for her clients, plus in-depth how-tos, and culinary features spanning topics such as regional New England dishes, baking traditions, food nostalgia, and seasonal gardening.

Nancy has also appeared on Local 22/44 News, where she shared holiday and seasonal recipes with viewers across Vermont and northern New York. Her approachable style, tested recipes, and storytelling continue to earn the trust of home cooks across the country.

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You better cut that pizza into four pieces, I'm not hungry enough to eat six!

- Yogi Berra

Frequently Asked Questions about Hungry Enough To Eat Six

What does the name Hungry Enough To Eat Six mean?

Who doesn't love a good Yogi Berra one-liner? When Nancy came across his pizza joke above, she knew that "Hungry Enough To Eat Six" was perfect for her recipe website. She's hungry for delicious and creative food, new techniques, and food history. And, she likes to travel across the six New England states to find delectable eats on the road!

What sections does Hungry Enough To Eat Six feature?

Recipe Index: Find all of Nancy's recipes in the Recipe Index, organized by season, month, meal, or ingredient!
Noshing Across New England: Food inspiration and stories from Nancy's travels to New England eateries and food events, and some spots further afield, too. It's Noshing Across New England!
Writing, Cook-Offs, and Reviews: This page has links to Nancy's articles, cookbook reviews, and cook-offs with her friends.
Portfolio: This is a small sample of Nancy Mock's food photography.

Where does Nancy get inspiration for her recipes?

"Seasonal flavors are always a great source of inspiration: whether a basket of freshly picked summer berries, fall apples in New England orchards, or the scent of holiday spices in the air, they get the creative juices flowing.

I get ideas from favorite dishes and flavors I enjoyed growing up in Vermont. Travels in New England and traditional Irish dishes from family recipes and my visits to Ireland also spark my imagination.

And of course, I get delicious ideas from friends and my fans here! I love hearing from readers about their favorite desserts, drinks, or dinners."

What does Nancy do in her downtime?

"When I get out of the kitchen for a spell, I love watching things mysterious, funny and foodie: The Office, The Bear, Derry Girls, Knives Out, Moone Boy, Doctor Who, Rifftrax, MST3K, Ghosts, Poker Face, Psych, and Agatha Christie movies. Marathon sessions of Marvel everything are frequent in my house.

My reading is always something delicious: cookbooks, ponderings, articles, and memoirs. Gesine Bullock-Prado, Guillaume Long, Laurie Colwin, Tamar Adler, and Darina Allen are recent reads. I also love Agatha Christie's mysteries and anything about Julia Child."

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