Introduction I was at the community garden last fall, knee-deep in a tangle of butternut squash vines, when Mrs. Chen from the plot next to … Read more

I was digging through a box of old cookbooks at a dusty antique shop in rural Pennsylvania last fall when the owner—a woman named Gertie … Read more

My neighbor asked me last Tuesday why I couldn’t just use regular milk and lemon juice instead of buttermilk for pancakes. I laughed—politely, I thought—and … Read more

There used to be a little farm stand just off Route 9, about fifteen minutes from my house, that made the most incredible apple cider … Read more

The power went out halfway through the holiday party, and the kitchen plunged into an unexpected, heavy silence. I was standing by the counter, trying … Read more