Comfort Food Classics

I was standing in line at the hardware store—of all places—on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, holding a new faucet washer and feeling sorry for myself … Read more

The Friendsgiving potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their signature dishes—my best friend Sarah had been perfecting … Read more

There used to be a tiny diner tucked between a dry cleaner and a hardware store on the corner of Elm Street that made the … Read more

There used to be a little diner off Highway 41 in Tennessee, a place called The Blue Rooster, that made the most unforgettable cornbread dressing … Read more

I was scrubbing mud off a bag of carrots in my kitchen sink last Tuesday when my phone buzzed. It was my neighbor, an older … Read more

Patty wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place last November to drop off a casserole dish she’d lent me, and the smell … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in November, and I had a very specific, almost primal craving for something deep, dark, and meaty. … Read more

There used to be a tiny Southern diner off Highway 17 in coastal Georgia called The Whistle Stop that made a green bean casserole that … Read more

There used to be this tiny farm-to-table café tucked away in the Berkshires called The Gilded Gourd that made the most incredible butternut squash mac … Read more

I was supposed to be making pigs in a blanket. That was the plan, anyway. It was a Tuesday night in late October, and I … Read more