Nell, Author at Martha Stewart Recipes

I Tried Martha Stewart’s Candied Bacon, and It Got Me in Trouble with Myself

I made it just to try a piece.Just one. For a burger. For a photo. For no reason at all.But then I stood by the …

The bananas had turned black.Not just speckled. Not just soft. Black. Collapsed in their skins like they’d given up. It was either toss them or …

There’s something about cheesecake that makes you quiet.Not from the sugar, or the weight of it—but from the hush it brings when the fork hits …

I hadn’t made corned beef in years.Too many memories tied to the smell of it. Too many St. Patrick’s Days that ended in mismatched plates …

I didn’t want to bake.I wanted to sulk.But the cranberries in the fridge were starting to wrinkle in a way that felt like a challenge. …

It was a quiet day.Not sad. Not slow. Just… quiet. The kind of morning that smells like clean counters and clipped herbs.Mae was drawing flowers …

The bananas were almost gone. Not in the trash sense—just on the edge. Speckled, soft, the kind you peel with apology.It had been a long …

I started them the night before, like Martha said.Soaked the beans in the chipped green bowl I’ve had since college—the one Mae dropped once and …

I wasn’t grilling. Wasn’t even planning to cook meat.I was just standing there, spoon in hand, fridge open too long, staring at a near-empty bottle …

I wasn’t trying to make a dressing.I was trying to finish something. Anything. It had been one of those flat days where even the dog …