It started with the cold again.Not outside. The kind of cold that lives in your stomach when the house goes too quiet and the sugar’s …
I Tried Martha Stewart’S Mulled Wine, And It Tasted Like A Ghost I Almost Missed
It smelled like something I remembered. but couldn’t name. The orange hit the pot first—zest and juice, sharp and sweet—and then came the rest. Cinnamon. …
I Tried Martha Stewart’S Porchetta And Nearly Set Off The Smoke Alarm
The kitchen was already hot. not warm. hot. the kind of heat that makes your ankles sweat while you’re standing still. The pork belly was …
I Tried Martha Stewart’S Potato Latkes — And They Tasted Like That One Winter Before We Fell Apart
I wasn’t planning on latkes.I was trying to clean the freezer. That’s how it started. Found the applesauce Mae made last year—pink, lumpy, way too …
I Tried Martha Stewart’S Rhubarb Strawberry Pie — And Thought Of That Dry Crust Again
It rained the night before. heavy. loud enough that it woke me at 2am and made me sit on the kitchen floor with tea I …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Roasted Carrots and Shallots — Because I Was Mad at Everything That Day
The fridge was humming like it had something to prove.Mae hadn’t texted back. The house smelled like rain that wouldn’t commit.And I needed to chop …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Sausage Balls — And I Made Them After Slamming a Drawer Too Hard
It wasn’t planned. I wasn’t hungry. I wasn’t even looking for a recipe. I was just trying to shove the junk drawer closed and the …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Sourdough Bread—And Forgot to Breathe
It started with the fridge light blinking. That low, flickering gasp it makes when you’ve ignored it too long.I hadn’t planned on bread.But the starter …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Spaghetti Sauce and Ended Up Crying Into the Sink (In a Good Way)
The onions hit the pan just as the rain started—soft and late, like it forgot something. I wasn’t planning to cook. The fridge was full …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Goat Cheese–Stuffed Mushrooms, and They Were Louder Than Expected
It was already too warm for April. The kind of day where the kitchen feels sticky before you even preheat the oven. I wasn’t planning …