Comfort Food Classics

The taxi driver was telling me about his Thanksgiving casserole before I even had my seatbelt on. It was a drizzly Tuesday afternoon in late … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in tax paperwork at his cluttered office, listening to him describe exactly … Read more

I was wandering through the spice aisle at my local grocery store last Tuesday when a whiff of caraway and mustard seed hit me—and suddenly … Read more

I used to think meatloaf was just a sad, dry block of ground meat sitting in a puddle of grease. Honestly, for years, I avoided … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just throw all the Thanksgiving leftovers in a dish and cover it with pie crust. I started to explain … Read more

Someone asked me last week why I always bring the same dish to Thanksgiving. I laughed, but honestly, I knew exactly what they meant. It’s … Read more

My grandmother’s neighbor, Mrs. Gable, was the stuffing queen of our block. Every Thanksgiving, she’d bring over a massive Pyrex dish of her famous sausage … Read more

I wasn’t trying to reinvent Thanksgiving. Honestly, I was just trying to get out of my own head. It was a Tuesday afternoon in early … Read more

My sister-in-law’s Christmas brunch was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring something. Everyone else would be showing up with … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple roasted sweet potato side dish. I had the potatoes scrubbed, the oven preheated, and a vague plan to … Read more