Healthy Recipes

My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just toss the pecans in maple syrup and roast them instead of making a separate candied coating on … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday in November, and I had a turkey problem. Not the big, showstopper, feed-the-entire-extended-family kind of turkey problem—no, … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark swore he hated squash. For years. Like, would push it around his plate kind of hated it. Would make a whole production … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store—of all places—when the woman behind me started talking about salad. Not just any salad, … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last October, staring at a bag of pre-made ghost-shaped pizza snacks, when the smell of over-sweetened cinnamon … Read more

I was elbow-deep in packing boxes last spring, trying to remember if I’d packed the garlic press, when my new neighbor, a retired truck driver … Read more

There used to be a tiny café tucked between a laundromat and a used bookstore on the corner of Maple and Third that made the … Read more

My roommate Mark asked why I couldn’t just mix everything in one bowl instead of dirtying three. I started to explain the proper order of … Read more

My daughter asked why I couldn’t just skip the oven and mix everything in one bowl. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—then stopped. … Read more

I wasn’t expecting breakfast advice from my accountant, but there I was, sorting through a pile of receipts in his cluttered office, listening to him … Read more