Quick Easy Recipes

My friend Jenna asked me last week why I couldn’t just freeze her son’s turkey sandwiches like she does his Uncrustables. I started to explain … Read more

Introduction Last Saturday afternoon, while fumbling with the grill and trying not to burn the chicken, my neighbor Rosa watched me silently. She didn’t say … Read more

Introduction “I wasn’t planning on making banana bread that day,” I admit, “but those green bananas were glaring at me from the fruit bowl like … Read more

Introduction “I never thought I’d be making perfect corn on the cob without a grill,” my friend Linda confessed one humid July afternoon. We were … Read more

“I never thought keeping food warm for hours outdoors could be such a challenge,” my friend Mark confessed last summer as we prepared for a … Read more

“I was halfway through a weekend road trip when I realized—no cooler, no ice packs, and a trunk full of hot food.” That moment last … Read more

“I swear, the food was piping hot when I left the kitchen,” my friend Mark grumbled as we set up for the neighborhood block party … Read more

“I wasn’t even planning to make corn on the cob that day,” I confessed to myself one sticky July afternoon. The old grill was on … Read more

“You know that feeling when you’re halfway through a hectic Thursday, and your stomach starts loudly reminding you it’s dinnertime? Yeah, that was me last … Read more

“You’ve got to try this,” my neighbor Mark said, holding up a sandwich that was dripping with melted cheese and fresh basil. I wasn’t expecting … Read more