Comfort Food Classics

Thanksgiving dinner was always a beautiful, chaotic production at my house. The turkey took center stage, the gravy was a last-minute panic, and the green … Read more

My husband, who has never once in his life complimented a vegetable dish unprompted, ate three servings of these roasted root vegetables before I even … Read more

The woman at the next market stall watched me fumbling with a butternut squash for what felt like forever. I was trying to get the … Read more

My sister had refused to eat squash for as long as I could remember. Fifteen years, maybe more. She claimed it was “too sweet” or … Read more

My friend Jenna texted me a photo of a stuffed acorn squash last October and said, “You need to make this. It’s life-changing.” I looked … Read more

Dumping a whole can of beer into the pot before anyone could stop me. That’s how this whole thing started. I was standing in my … Read more

I was digging through my crisper drawer last Tuesday, looking for something—anything—that wasn’t another sad bag of spinach, when my fingers brushed against something ridged … Read more

My neighbor Jenna wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to grab a garden trowel she’d borrowed, and this smell hit me before I … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just use half a can of pumpkin instead of making a whole pie I didn’t need. I started to … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in late October, and I had a very specific, almost aggressive craving for something warm, spiced, and … Read more