Comfort Food

I burned the rice in this skillet three separate times before I finally figured out why it kept sticking to the bottom. Honestly, I was … Read more

I had been looking for a meatloaf that actually held together without turning into a dry brick. For years, I just accepted that homemade meatloaf … Read more

I figured stuffing would be a simple matter of tossing bread cubes into a pan and walking away. It took about twenty minutes for that … Read more

I did not trust maple syrup in a savory sweet potato casserole. Honestly, I thought it sounded like a mistake until the first bite changed … Read more

I ruined chicken pot pie four times before I finally got it right. Not a little underdone or slightly bland—I mean inedible, scrape-it-into-the-trash ruined. The … Read more

The neighbor’s kid, Timmy, knocked on the screen door with a bucket that was definitely too heavy for his seven-year-old arms. He didn’t want anything … Read more

I did not trust meatloaf. For years, it sat firmly in the “desperate measure” category of my cooking repertoire. You know the type. It’s what … Read more

That sharp, audible snap, and that’s the whole point. You know the sound. It cuts through the noise of a crowded room like a knife … Read more

My husband stared at his fork for a solid ten seconds, then took another massive bite, completely ignoring the fact that the pasta was bright … Read more

“This tastes like a hug,” my sister said, pushing her fork through the roasted squash and into the wild rice filling. We were sitting at … Read more