There was a morning last week that smelled like 2002.Faint smoke in the air. Not from leaves—someone’s chimney or too-hot toast. The kind that makes …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Strawberry Shortcake — and Remembered Why I Don’t Make This in June
The oven was already on. I wasn’t thinking shortcake. I wasn’t thinking much of anything. Just standing barefoot in the kitchen with one sock on …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Lemon Curd — It Got Under My Skin
It started with the sound of rain and the smell of something sharp. not vinegar. not wine. something yellow and stubborn.lemon, maybe. or memory. the …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Gingerbread Cookies. The Smell Made Me Sit Down.
The oven light was out again. I didn’t fix it. Just let the dark stay in there while the heat worked. That’s how it felt …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Egg Salad — And I Kinda Fought With It
it started with the eggs.not the ones I cooked—those were fine.I mean the eggs. the carton I dropped on the kitchen floor last week when …
Martha Stewart Creme Brulee
It was cold enough that the windows coughed. That kind of morning where you wrap yourself in yesterday’s sweater and just…stand. Not doing. Just being …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Crab Cakes — and I Didn’t Use the Right Crab (On Purpose)
The lemon hit first. Not even from the fruit itself—just the rind, curled and tired, sitting on the windowsill like it had something to prove. …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Buttermilk Biscuits on a Day I Could Barely Stand Myself
It started with the tin.Old. Lopsided. Bent from years of being slammed shut one-handed while holding a baby or a bowl or a breath.I hadn’t …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Coleslaw — and I Ate It with My Hands Like a Feral Cat
the mayo was almost bad. I used it anyway.there was a humming in the fridge that reminded me of late summer—when the air is too …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Bolognese Sauce — It Didn’t Taste Like It Used To
It started with the pancetta.Sharp smell, salty and rich, clung to the air like a memory you didn’t invite in. The kind that sits on …