“I wasn’t expecting much when I grabbed that dusty old cookbook off the bottom shelf at the flea market,” I admit. It was a rainy … Read more

“You won’t believe how good salmon can get,” my friend Jake said, tossing a sizzling fillet in the pan while I watched, skeptical. It was … Read more

Introduction “You’ve got to try this meatloaf,” my neighbor Dave said one humid Saturday morning, waving a foil-wrapped tray over the fence like a prize. … Read more

“You know, I never thought a taco skillet could smell so good that it pulled me from my couch on a lazy Sunday,” my friend … Read more

Introduction “You won’t believe how this little cookbook found me,” my friend Mark said, sliding a worn, grease-stained notebook across the café table. It was … Read more

“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