Quick Easy Recipes

Hand me that bowl, my neighbor said, wiping her flour-dusted hands on her jeans. It was a Tuesday, I think, and I’d been grumbling about … Read more

I had just moved into my first apartment, and my kitchen was basically a hot plate and a prayer. My neighbor, a retired baker named … Read more

The Friendsgiving potluck was in six hours and I had nothing. I mean, nothing. I’d RSVP’d with that confident “oh yeah, I’ll bring a side” … Read more

This was supposed to be a fancy side dish for a dinner party I’d planned to impress my neighbor, Carol. I had everything laid out—fresh … Read more

My neighbor asked why I couldn’t just rub butter under the turkey skin instead of spending all morning making a compound butter. I started to … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store, of all places, holding a replacement lightbulb and wondering why the guy ahead of me was … Read more

My neighbor, a retired librarian named Carol, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder for a lightbulb that had gone … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was staring into the fridge like it owed me money. You know that feeling? When … Read more

I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, staring at an empty stovetop and a sink full of dirty pots from the night before, when … Read more

There used to be a tiny Asian grocery store three blocks from my freshman dorm that had the most incredible smell wafting out of it … Read more