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The woman at the community garden booth watched me stare at her basket of pumpkin seeds for a good minute before she finally spoke. “You’re … Read more

This was supposed to be a Halloween-themed fruit platter for my daughter’s class party. I had this whole elaborate plan—carved watermelon monsters, kiwi frogs with … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine—her name is Rosa—watched me one Saturday morning as I stared at a pile of pumpkin … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday in late September, and I was supposed to be meal-prepping for the week. Instead, I was staring … Read more

Maggie wasn’t trying to reinvent Thanksgiving. I’d stopped by to drop off a book I’d borrowed and the smell of cinnamon and roasting sweet potatoes … Read more

My friend Jen asked me last fall why I couldn’t just toss the butternut squash with maple syrup before roasting it, instead of drizzling it … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Thursday in October, and I was standing in my kitchen in fuzzy slippers, staring at three sad-looking sweet … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—ours had mysteriously vanished after a garage sale—and the smell hit … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store, of all places, holding a squeaky new garbage disposal, when the plumber in front of me … Read more

My brother claimed to hate cucumbers for thirty-two years. Thirty-two years! He’d pick them out of everything—sandwiches, sushi, even water. Then last July, I made … Read more