Sixteen year old MaddieÕs life has changed quite a bit since her dad died a few years ago. She still gets good grades, and her best friend is still Sarah, but MaddieÕs mom has become an overprotective bear. When her dad was alive, her mom could act like such a goofball. Now she wonÕt let Maddie do anything fun, and to top it off, sheÕs always stressed out about money.
When MaddieÕs grandma dies, a simple search for a beloved recipe turns up so much more. What Maddie finds leads to a search for a long lost relative, and along the way helps Maddie and her mother find each other.