Comfort Food Classics

My husband claimed to hate cornbread dressing for fifteen years. Fifteen years. Every Thanksgiving, he would make a little plate of just turkey and mashed … Read more

Last November, our power went out for three hours right before Thanksgiving dinner was supposed to start. I stood in the dark kitchen, staring at … Read more

“Why can’t you just dump everything in one bowl and stir it?” my brother-in-law Mark asked, peering over my shoulder as I pulled out three … Read more

The Thanksgiving potluck at my office was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-day preparations — the … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store last November, holding a replacement light bulb and trying to remember if I needed to pick … Read more

Cozy One-Pot Creamy Chicken Alfredo Pasta: The Best Easy Dinner My neighbor, a retired chef named Giuseppe who grows tomatoes in his front yard like … Read more

The neighborhood potluck was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I was standing in my kitchen at 3 PM on a … Read more

My neighbor Frank wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a crisp November afternoon, and this smell hit me … Read more

I was supposed to be making a stir-fry. That was the plan, anyway. I had the broccoli washed, the bell peppers sliced, and the soy … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just roast the squash first and blend it into the cheese sauce. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more