Quick Easy Recipes

The woman at the farmers market stall watched me circle back three times before she finally spoke. “You keep looking at the rosemary, but you’re … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday, and a very specific craving for something sweet and buttery hit me. I didn’t have the patience … Read more

This was supposed to be a completely different dish. I had this vision—a from-scratch, everything-homemade, look-at-me-I’m-a-real-cook kind of green bean casserole. I was going to … Read more

Introduction I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last October, juggling a bag of candy corn and a carton of eggs, when the … Read more

My oven timer beeped, and I pulled out a tray of what looked like little bandaged snacks. My four-year-old, who had been suspiciously quiet, came … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I was staring into the refrigerator like it held the secrets to the universe. The craving … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine—her name is Clara, she’s in her seventies and grows the most ridiculous tomatoes—watched me one … Read more

There used to be a tiny, dimly lit wine bar on a side street near my old apartment that made the most ridiculous Halloween charcuterie … Read more

There used to be a little bakery on Elm Street, tucked between a dry cleaner and a hardware store, that made the most incredible cinnamon-sugar … Read more

This was supposed to be my neighbor Rosa’s famous conchas. I had the recipe memorized—the soft, pillowy dough, the crumbly sugar topping, the whole Saturday-morning … Read more