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About Nancy Mock, Hungry Enough To Eat Six

Six States, Endless Inspiration 🍁

Welcome to Hungry Enough To Eat Six!

My name is Nancy Mock, and I'm a food writer, food photographer, and recipe developer. I founded Hungry Enough To Eat Six in 2015 to share my love of food with you.

Here you'll find recipes inspired by the six New England states: casual comfort foods and baked goods that celebrate the changing seasons, regional dishes, local ingredients, and heritage of our neck of the woods.

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In a Nutshell 🐿️

  • Classic, from-scratch New England recipes 🍁Like fruit-filled pies, maple treats, and warming soups. Recipes with a regional twist and seasonal flavors.
  • Published author and contributor ✍️ Featured in nationally distributed print magazines and hardcover cookbooks.
  • Dependable recipes ⏲️ Developed by a self-taught New England cook, with step-by-step directions and easy-to-find ingredients
  • Food stories 📖 Stories about casual eateries, bakeries, and dessert stops across all six New England states
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About Nancy Mock

I'm an award-winning recipe developer, writer, and food photographer living in Massachusetts. I'm your friend in the kitchen, a self-taught cook sharing New England-inspired recipes.

I have more than a decade of professional experience as a food writer and recipe developer, with work appearing in national print magazines, hardcover cookbooks, and major digital platforms like Taste of Home, Simply Recipes, Mashed, Food & Wine, Reader's Digest, and Parade.

Born and raised in beautiful Vermont, my husband and I raised our family in the Green Mountain state, too. New England is still home for all of us, including our little grandson.

That means family and friends are never too far away for gathering, celebrating, and making memories over drinks and home-cooked food.

Press and Awards

Awards

Feb/Mar 2017 cover of Taste Of Home

Grand Prize Winner

I won the 2016 National Girl Scouts of America Cookie Recipe Contest, held in partnership with Taste of Home. I earned the Grand Prize award for my Trefoil Toffee and Chocolate Bark with Toasted Almonds, and appeared on local TV news and in local papers in Vermont. I also had a feature in the February/March 2017 issue of Taste of Home Magazine.

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Media Appearances

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Guest Correspondent

For five years, I was a regular Guest Correspondent on Burlington, Vermont's Local 22/44 News, where I shared holiday and seasonal recipes with viewers across Vermont and northern New York. Home cooks across the country trust my approachable style, tested recipes, and storytelling.

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Professional Experience and Affiliations

Professional experience

My recipes and articles have reached millions of readers through major platforms like Taste of Home, Simply Recipes, and Mashed. With more than a decade of professional experience, I've created close to 100 original recipes for my clients, plus in-depth how-tos, and culinary features spanning topics such as regional New England dishes, baking traditions, food nostalgia, and seasonal gardening.

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Taste of Home Community Cook

As a Taste of Home Community Cook since 2013, I'm part of a tightly-knit community of home cooks across the United States and Canada. I regularly contribute recipes and reviews to the Taste of Home website, and engage on social media with fellow members and Taste of Home readers.

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Publications

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Writing and photography:

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Nancy Mock for Taste of Home

Read more of my Taste of Home digital work here

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Nancy Mock for Simply Recipes

Read more of my work for Simply Recipes here

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Nancy Mock for Mashed.com

Read more of my work for Mashed here

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Nancy Mock for Foodie.com

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As a Contributor

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My New England Kitchen Story

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

Some of my fondest memories are rooted in the kitchen: making spritz cookies with my sister, tasting my great-grandmother's famous baked beans, and marveling at the dozens of pies my grandmother made every Thanksgiving.

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These cherished traditions inspired me to launch Hungry Enough To Eat Six in 2015. I wanted to create a space to share that same warmth and connection with others.

Here, I offer welcoming, New England-inspired comfort food and baking recipes, drawing from a lifetime of home cooking and my family's Irish heritage. Because I'm a self-taught cook and baker, making food for friends and family, I enjoy creating comforting, crowd-pleasing recipes without overly complex steps or unusual ingredients.

My goal is to give you dependable, from-scratch, New England-style recipes, so you can create a delicious table and still have plenty of time to make memories with those around it.

What my readers are saying

Here's feedback straight from the folks who've made and tasted my recipes.

Baked tomato and cheese casserole with bacon strips.
Photo courtesy of reader Carole H.

Egg Strata with Tomatoes and Cheddar:

"Try this recipe for a tomato strata. It's an easy and quick recipe for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. I had a few slices of cooked bacon waiting to join the party, so I added them. Thanks, Nancy Mock." - Carole H.

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Red and blue berry filled pie with berries and leaves around.

Fruit of the Forest Pie:

"It was delicious. Not too sweet. I substituted the maple syrup for local honey because I had it on hand. Thanks for the recipe!" - Laura

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Soft Pumpkin Cookies:

"I made them yesterday to take to a picnic today. Oh my. Everyone loved them. My cousin said to her son, 'Did you try one of those amazing pumpkin cookies?' He said, 'ONE?! I’ve had 5.' Yes, they are that good." - Brenda V.

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Peach Margaritas:

"We picked lots of peaches, and then your recipe appeared. So we just had to try it. Yummy peach margaritas! Cheers! Thanks!" - Mary and Lucille

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Irish Brown Bread:

"THANK YOU!! I live in Canada and really miss Irish brown bread from home. I have tried lots of different versions; this is by far the best." - Sarah B.

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

- Yogi Berra

Hungry Enough To Eat Six FAQs

What does the name Hungry Enough To Eat Six mean?

Who doesn't love a good Yogi Berra one-liner? When I came across his pizza joke above, I knew that "Hungry Enough To Eat Six" was perfect for my recipe website. I'm HUNGRY for delicious and creative food, new techniques, and food history. And, I like 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 my recipes in the Recipe Index, organized by season, month, meal, or ingredient!
New England: Food inspiration and stories from my travels to New England eateries and food events, and some spots further afield, too. It's Noshing Across New England!
Shop: This page has links to my most-used kitchen and baking tools, ingredients, and some of my favorite cookbooks.
Portfolio: This is a small sample of my food photography.

Where do you get inspiration for your 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 beloved 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 do you do in your downtime?

When I get out of the kitchen for a spell, I love spending time exploring New England and beyond with my husband, and we especially like visiting our kids and our grandson!

At home, some of my favorite shows are The Office, The Great British Baking Show, The Bear, Derry Girls, Doctor Who, Wednesday, The Outlaws, Rifftrax, MST3K, Ghosts, Poker Face, and Psych. Fave movies include Agatha Christie adaptations and marathon sessions of Marvel movies. The Knives Out movies with the intrepid Benoit Blanc are pretty much on a constant loop here! Some classics I love are Clue: The Movie, Noises Off, Wallace and Gromit movies, and To Catch A Thief.

My reading is always something delicious: cookbooks, ponderings, articles, and memoirs. Right now, I'm reading The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. 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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