It started with the scrape of metal against glass.That sound a spoon makes when it’s fighting cold butter in a mixing bowl that’s too deep. …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Pizza Dough Recipe—and Ended Up Crying Over a Bent Pan
I hadn’t looked at Martha’s pizza dough recipe in years. Not since the last time I tried to make it and dropped the bowl mid-stir—cracked …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Peanut Butter Cookies—Then I Messed With Them
The oven was already on.Leftover heat from Mae’s frozen pizza.I wasn’t planning to make anything sweet, but the day had been long and loud and …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Peach Cobbler—and Let the Biscuits Speak First
It started with a drawer that wouldn’t close.The one with the melted measuring spoon and that tea towel that still smells like toast.I wasn’t looking …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Green Juice – and It Took Me Back to Her Garden, Not Mine
It was overcast but hot. The kind of heat that doesn’t glow—it presses. My neck was sticky from the walk back from the post office, …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Green Bean Casserole — and Burnt the First Batch on Purpose
It started with the shallots.Too many. Too thin. Too loud in the oil.The kind of frying that smells like guilt and makes the window fog …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Spaghetti Squash — Here’s What Happened
The radiator made its little death rattle again, and I didn’t want soup. I wanted silence. Something warm but stringy. Something I could fork through …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Eggplant Parmesan — And Didn’t Follow the Rules. Still Delicious.
The oven was already on. That’s how it started.Rain like a slow leak outside, wind pretending it meant it this time. Mae wasn’t home. I …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Cream Cheese Frosting — And It Tasted Like Christmas Before Everything Changed
The vanilla was the thing that did it.Cracked open that tiny brown bottle and the whole kitchen sighed. Not loud—just a kind of hush, like …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Cornbread, and I Burnt the Edges on Purpose
It smelled like the radiator was trying too hard again. that kind of dry warmth, where the air feels baked before the oven even turns …