Comfort Food Classics

I was standing in the middle of a parking lot last November—arms full of grocery bags, keys somewhere in the bottomless pit of my purse—when … Read more

I had refused Brussels sprouts for almost twenty-five years. A solid quarter-century of pushing them around my plate, hiding them under a napkin, or just … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from an accountant, but there I was, standing in line at the post office on a rainy Tuesday, listening to … Read more

My neighbor across the hall, a retired schoolteacher named Mrs. Gable who always smelled faintly of cinnamon and old paper, watched me fumbling with a … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last November, fumbling for my keys, when the smell hit me. Someone was loading their trunk … Read more

There used to be a tiny Italian restaurant tucked into a strip mall off Route 9 called Nonna’s Table that made this brown butter sage … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last November, just staring at a bag of pre-diced sweet potatoes, when the cold air from the … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in November, and I had a very specific craving for something tangy and sweet. I didn’t have … Read more

Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 45 minutes | Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes | Servings: 8-10 Introduction My neighbor, a guy named … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple weeknight lasagna. You know, the kind you throw together without thinking, with jarred sauce and those no-boil noodles … Read more