“Young Hunger” and “Single-Handed Cooking” are extended metaphors about food comforting the authors and helping them deal with their problems. In “Young Hunger”, Fisher is being comforted by food as a replacement for not being comforted and loved by her family. Fisher deals with her problems by eating food instead of facing her godparents and telling them how she feels. Throughout the memoir chapter, Fisher feels constant hunger and never informs anyone. Her overwhelming sadness surrounds her and she eats to make herself feel better instead of permanently solving her problems. Goode also deals with his problem by surrounding himself with food. However, in “Single-Handed Cooking”, Goode is comforted by the kitchen, where he feels it is safe