Quick Easy Recipes

My sister-in-law had claimed to hate gravy for twenty-three years. Twenty-three years of dry turkey, dry mashed potatoes, dry everything—because she’d push her plate away … Read more

There used to be this tiny bakery on the corner of Elm and 4th, right next to the old movie theater that always smelled like … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me wrestling with a stubborn butternut squash for a good three minutes before she … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I was hit with the weirdest craving. Not for candy or cake, but for … Read more

My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just dump the candy corn straight into the popcorn without melting it first. I started to explain why … Read more

The neighborhood cookie swap was in two hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s secret recipe shortbread, perfectly piped macarons, … Read more

The One Lunch That Actually Gets Eaten I wasn’t trying to invent anything. Honestly, it was a Tuesday morning, the school bus was coming in … Read more

I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, staring into the open fridge like it held the secrets to the universe. The truth is, I … Read more

There used to be a tiny sandwich shop two blocks from my high school that made the best chicken wrap I have ever tasted. When … Read more

My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to win any awards that Tuesday. I’d stopped by to drop off a book I’d borrowed, and the smell of … Read more