
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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- Welcome to Hungry Enough To Eat Six!
- Nancy Mock's Expertise
- Hungry Enough To Eat Six at a glance
- What is Hungry Enough To Eat Six?
- Who is Nancy Mock?
- Fourth of July Recipes
- Nancy's journey
- 🤩 Most Popular Recipes
- Where has Nancy Mock's work appeared?
- Strawberry Delight
- Frequently Asked Questions about Hungry Enough To Eat Six
- Follow Hungry Enough To Eat Six
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- Nancy's All-Time Favorite Recipes
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.

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.
Fourth of July Recipes
- Sweet Corn On The Cob, State Fair Style
- Tomato Watermelon Salad
- Syracuse Salt Potatoes Recipe
- Cold Rice Salad with Bacon, Tomatoes, and Basil

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.
🤩 Most Popular Recipes
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.

For Taste Of Home:
Strawberry Delight
Nancy's awards and credentials:
- Grand prize winner: 2016 National Girl Scouts of America Cookie Recipe Contest
- Professional experience: 8+ years as a writer and food photographer for brands like Taste of Home, Mashed, Foodie, Reader's Digest, and Birds & Blooms.
- Brand ambassador: 13 years as a Taste of Home Community Cook
Featured in/Media appearances
- Television: 2016-2020: Regular guest on the Local 22/44 News WVNY/WFFF "Morning Brew" television news program
- Print: Recipe contributor to Taste of Home Magazine. Recipe contributor to Vermont newspapers Colchester Sun, Milton Independent, and Essex Reporter.
Online features and round-ups
- Aleka's Get-Together - "15 Dessert Cup Ideas"
- BuzzFeed - "111 Awesomely Perfect Pie Recipes"
- Vermont Maple Sugar Makers - "Maple Syrup Recipe Collection"
- The Epicurean Traveler - round-ups for St. Patrick's Day and margarita recipes
- Jennifer Maune - "4th of July Cakes and Desserts"
- From Michigan To The Table - "65 Best Leftover Pulled Pork Recipes"
- Baking Mischief - "What To Do With Leftover Pie Dough"
- Brooklyn Farm Girl - "100 Cherry Tomato Recipes"
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
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!
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.
"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."
"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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Nancy's All-Time Favorite Recipes
- Irish Brown Bread
- The Best Fruit of the Forest Pie Recipe
- Cinnamon Pie
- Bacon Wrapped Meatballs (sweet and spicy)
- Iced Lemon Rolls With Cardamom
- Cold Rice Salad with Bacon, Tomatoes, and Basil
- Strawberry Cream Cheese Icebox Cake
- Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake (with Lavender and Toasted Walnut Streusel)
- Ocracoke Fig Cake
- Cranberry Nutella Sandwich Cookies