Dinner Recipes

I was standing in the frozen food aisle last Tuesday, staring at a bag of pre-cut butternut squash cubes, when the smell hit me. It … Read more

The neighborhood chili cook-off was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their slow-simmered, secret-ingredient, three-day-labor-of-love masterpieces. I had a … Read more

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

My husband claimed he hated squash. For years. Every fall, when the farmers’ market bins overflowed with knobby gourds and speckled pumpkins, he’d make a … Read more

There used to be a little farm-to-table restaurant tucked away on a side street in Hudson, New York, that made a stuffing I still dream … Read more

There used to be a little diner off Route 9 called “The Welcome Table” that made the most incredible chicken noodle soup. It wasn’t fancy—just … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store aisle last Tuesday, staring at a box of lasagna noodles, when the smell of someone’s jarred marinara sauce … Read more

My husband claimed he hated lasagna soup for three whole years. Three years! Every time I mentioned making it, he’d scrunch up his nose and … Read more

The neighborhood Friendsgiving was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their signature dishes—Sarah’s legendary three-cheese baked ziti, Mark’s slow-roasted … Read more

I was at the farmer’s market last October, standing in front of a mountain of russet potatoes that I had absolutely no business buying. My … Read more