Comfort Food Classics

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a book I’d borrowed—honestly, I can’t even remember which one now—and this smell … Read more

The neighborhood potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s famous lasagna, or that smoked brisket they’d … Read more

My neighbor Mrs. Kowalski watched me wrestling a bag of groceries and my toddler out of the car one Saturday morning. She didn’t say anything … Read more

Mrs. Chen from three doors down watched me wrestling with a store-bought pie crust in my driveway last November. I was trying to carry groceries … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a very specific craving for something warm and sweet. I didn’t have the energy … Read more

There used to be a tiny French bistro tucked between a dry cleaner and a dusty antique shop on Main Street that made acorn squash … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just mash the banana into the oats instead of slicing it on top the next morning. I started to … Read more

My grandmother had a meatloaf recipe she swore by. It was fine. Really, it was. But it always came out a little dry, a little… … Read more

By the third year I made this casserole, I stopped pretending it was a new tradition and just accepted it. Three years in a row, … Read more

The edges are what I made this for — those jagged, dark-amber corners of sourdough where the brown butter has pooled and crisped into something … Read more