It was 2:30 on a Tuesday afternoon when Emma burst through the kitchen door, cheeks flushed from playground duty, announcing she’d volunteered me to bring dessert for Friday’s school potluck. “Something lemony!” she declared, like she was ordering from a restaurant menu. My mind immediately […]

Baltimore Crab Cakes That Finally Made My Parents Proud It was exactly 2:34 PM on a Sunday when my dad called from Castle Rock with what I can only describe as the most backhanded compliment of my culinary career: “Jessie, these crab cakes are almost […]