Tag: comfort food

Pandemic Cuisine: Odd Pairings, Old Favorites on the Menu

Whether it’s kimchi, beets, or broccoli, the pandemic has had a strange impact on food cravings that goes beyond the joy of comfort eating. Nearly a year into isolation, many people are embracing foods long forgotten or rejected for taste, texture, or smell. Some have forced themselves to re-evaluate health-focused foods to help boost their…


Comfort by the Spoonful

I had my first baby in the middle of fall, the same week the tree outside our front window burned bright orange and pumpkins appeared on every doorstep in my neighborhood. I brought my brand-new daughter home and spent those first weeks of motherhood bouncing and feeding a newborn while the leaves dropped outside my…