Comfort Food

Late October dusk, and the only thing I want is this bowl of pumpkin turkey chili. The kitchen windows are fogged up from the steam, … Read more

I want roasted butternut squash right now and I have exactly zero minutes to roast it. It is that specific time of afternoon when hunger … Read more

By the fifth time I made this honey butter skillet cornbread in a single week, I started wondering if I had a problem. Or maybe … Read more

I ladled the last bowl of soup into a mug, and my husband looked at me like I’d just pulled off a magic trick. “Wait,” … Read more

“This tastes like the inside of a grilled cheese sandwich,” my nephew said, staring into his bowl with the kind of serious consideration only a … Read more

Smoke from the grill next door drifted over the fence right as I pulled the last of the hamburger buns out of the fridge and … Read more

You know that moment at Thanksgiving when you’re eyeing the last corner of stuffing on the platter, but you’re too polite to reach across your … Read more

The color is what gets me every time. Not quite amber, not quite rust—it lands somewhere in that deep, burnished gold that makes you think … Read more

My husband took his first bite of these crispy French onion soup stuffed baked potatoes and just stopped talking for a solid minute. He didn’t … Read more

Introduction “You’ve got to try this,” my coworker said, sliding a plate across the break room table. It was the kind of day when the … Read more