Quick Easy Recipes

There used to be a tiny French bistro on the corner of Elm and 4th called Le Petit Coin that made mashed potatoes that ruined … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store last October, completely zoned out after a long day, when the kid in front … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a grocery store parking lot last October when the air shifted—that specific smell of cold pavement, dried leaves, … Read more

I was elbow-deep in a sink full of dishes last Tuesday when my plumber, a guy named Sal who’s fixed my pipes more times than … Read more

My sister-in-law wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a casserole dish she’d lent me, and this weird, wonderful smell hit … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark had refused to participate in themed food for seventeen years. Seventeen years of Halloween parties where he’d eat plain pizza while the … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, sorting through a pile of receipts at his cluttered desk, when he started … Read more

I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, staring into the fridge at 11:47 AM, when I heard that familiar crunch of the front door … Read more

I wasn’t trying to impress anyone. Honestly, I’d stopped by my cousin’s dorm room sophomore year to borrow a textbook—mundane, right? But the smell of … Read more

There used to be this tiny ramen shop tucked behind a laundromat on 7th Street that made the most insane spicy stir-fried noodles. When they … Read more