Dinner Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a soggy Tuesday in March, and I was hit with a craving for something creamy, tangy, and deeply comforting. I … Read more

It was 9:47 PM on a random Thursday in November, and I had an intense, almost irrational craving for Thanksgiving dinner. Not the whole production—just … Read more

My neighbor swore she hated salmon. For years. Every time I’d mention making it for dinner, she’d make this face—you know the one—like I’d suggested … Read more

My sister swore she hated butternut squash. For years. I mean, years. She’d push it to the side of her plate at Thanksgiving, make a … Read more

My friend Jen asked me why I couldn’t just throw everything in one pan and call it a day. I had been explaining my elaborate … Read more

I was standing in line at the post office—if you can believe it—when the man ahead of me, holding a package wrapped in brown paper, … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a cup of sugar—how cliché, I know—and the smell of something rich and … Read more

There used to be a tiny farm-to-table place tucked behind a used bookstore in my old neighborhood that made a stuffed acorn squash that I … Read more

There used to be a tiny Lebanese spot on the corner of 7th and Maple in my old neighborhood that made a lemon chicken that … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple weeknight dinner—hot dogs, baked beans, the usual no-fuss spread. I was already running late from a meeting that … Read more