“You gotta try this chicken,” my barista said, sliding a napkin across the counter with a scribbled recipe. It was a random Thursday afternoon, and … Read more
Introduction “You’ve got to try this,” my neighbor Mark said one Saturday morning, holding a tinfoil container like it was some kind of treasure. I … Read more
“You won’t believe how simple this is,” my neighbor Jeff said as he slid a steaming plate of creamy one-pot Tuscan chicken with sundried tomatoes … Read more
“I wasn’t planning on cooking dinner that night,” I admit, “but then my phone died, and the grocery store was closing in ten minutes.” I … Read more
“You really think kielbasa belongs just in a bun?” my friend Mark asked, eyeing the skewers sizzling on my backyard grill. It was a humid … Read more
“You sure you wanna try grilling shrimp on a whim?” my neighbor Mike asked, eyeing the heap of shrimp I’d just bought at the corner … Read more
“You’ve got to try my friend Marco’s flank steak,” someone said last summer, just as I was about to fire up the grill at a … Read more
Introduction “You’ve got to try this,” my neighbor shouted over the fence one summer evening, holding out a plate of what looked like perfectly charred … Read more
“The power went out halfway through dinner,” my friend Mark confessed the other night as we gathered around his kitchen island. I was halfway through … Read more
“The power went out halfway through my dinner party last spring,” I confessed to my friend last week, laughing at the chaos that unfolded that … Read more
