YA Book with a Green Cove

I have been looking for this book I read as a child for YEARS. I can only describe what I can remember from it.

It was a green/light green cover and I want to say an African American little girl drawn on the front or an arm (cartoon-ish style) with a bowl maybe?? I cannot remember if she had either a bad relationship with her mother such as abuse or drugs, or if it was her mother that passed away. It also has something to do with a cook book or her cooking.

I thought it was called “My Mother’s Cook Book” or something similar.

This book has stuck with me for over 12 years and I can’t find it or remember the title! I was way too young when I read it, it was a deep book.

I’m hoping someone knows what I’m talking about!