Comfort Food Classics

The last grocery run before a long holiday weekend, and the cart is already overflowing. A bag of shredded sharp cheddar is wedged between the … Read more

“Can you make that banana bread again?” My husband asked this while peeking over my shoulder at a bunch of spotty bananas on the counter. … Read more

There used to be a tiny farm-to-table spot tucked behind an old bookshop in Hudson, New York, that made a brown butter sage stuffing that … Read more

My neighbor Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to grab a casserole dish I’d lent her—the one with the chip in the … Read more

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