Comfort Food Classics

My neighbor Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Tuesday. I’d stopped by to return her hedge clippers—the ones I’d borrowed three weeks earlier and … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store—of all places—on a Tuesday afternoon, holding a new faucet washer and feeling sorry for myself. It … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just throw the cinnamon rolls in a dish the night before and bake them in the morning. I started … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of cinnamon rolls. I had the butter softening on the counter, the yeast proofing in a warm bowl, … Read more

I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but let’s be honest—some dishes just hit different. For years, I thought glazed ham was strictly holiday … Read more

The Thanksgiving potluck at work was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s legendary stuffing, their aunt’s perfect … Read more

A cousin of mine had claimed to hate stuffing for almost twenty years. Ever since we were kids, he’d push the bread cubes around his … Read more

I was at the community garden last October, elbow-deep in a tangle of butternut squash vines, trying to figure out which ones were actually ready … Read more

This was supposed to be a fancy Halloween appetizer. I had it all planned out—little puff pastry spirals with fancy mustard dipping sauce, something I … Read more

My neighbor, Sarah, asked why I couldn’t just sear the pork chops first and finish them in the pan with the glaze. I started to … Read more