Wynne Davis
Wynne Davis is a digital reporter and producer for NPR's All Things Considered.
She got her start at NPR as a digital news intern in the fall of 2016. Since then she has reported on many topics, ranging from breaking news to the meaning of family recipes. She worked as an engagement editor for All Things Considered and served as the organization's expert on audience callouts.
Prior to her work at NPR, she worked as a data-visual journalist for different Texas media outlets.
Davis earned a bachelor's degree in international relations and global studies from The University of Texas at Austin. She focused on security, terrorism and European studies.
She grew up in both Southern Illinois and Texas and identifies as Midwest nice with a dash of Southern charm. Outside of work, you can find her rooting for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Specken dicken, the not-too-thick, not-too-thin sausage-filled pancakes, are a breakfast favorite that her family makes on New Year's Day. -
A sweet and savory pancake for Passover can also be eaten year-round. And Alan Mishell learned the recipe from his grandmother, whose family escaped Poland ahead of the Nazi German invasion. -
A daughter recalls her immigrant parents and her father standing by the stove making scallion pancakes on Sunday mornings. Her siblings now make the pancakes for their children. -
This recipe represents the ultimate comfort food — nothing fancy. It's been passed from generation to generation. If you can't handle the heat, try adding mango. -
No one picks more bamboo than Grandma Zhang, who "shows her love through cooking." Her work ethic and all of the dishes she makes are an inspiration to her family. -
A choice of toppings lets all of the relatives around the table make this meal their own. And it's OK to substitute chicken or tofu if lamb is not your thing. -
A young woman's family recipes transformed the menu at a restaurant in Arizona where she worked. Decades later, the business is gone but the owners' granddaughter still makes the taco filling today. -
When Grandpa put on his raincoat, that meant it was time to move the ham off the stove, just one step in Grandma's slow-cook process for a salt-cured country ham. -
Political leaders have criticized former President Donald Trump's dinner with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, and Nick Fuentes, a Holocaust denier. -
A long-distance video lesson from Mom also offered a chance to write the recipe down. Cold weather and a marble slab work best to cool this homemade confection, which has helped the family bond.
