william 
I have strong opinions about chili, and I am not embarrassed about a single one of them. Beans belong in it. It should be thick enough to stand a spoon in. And it should taste like it simmered for six hours, even when you started it at five thirty with a house full of hungry … Read more
There is a special kind of tired that only weeknights produce. It is 6 p.m., everyone is hungry, the fridge is doing its best, and the thought of washing three pots makes you want to order takeout and call it a life choice. I have been there more times than I can count. And that … Read more
The first time I made chicken and dumplings, I did it the hard way. I stood over a pot on the stove for two hours, stirring and fretting, convinced the dumplings would turn into soggy lumps. They were fine, but I was exhausted, and my kitchen looked like a flour bomb had gone off. Years … Read more