Dinner Recipes

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle, holding a bag of pre-cut green beans and a can of that famous fried onions, feeling absolutely … Read more

I had a firm rule in my kitchen for years: keep fruit out of the stuffing. It felt wrong, you know? Sweet apples mixing with … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from a tax accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in April paperwork at my kitchen table, listening to Mr. Henderson … Read more

Hand me that bowl. No, the big one. The one with the chip in the rim that I keep meaning to throw out but never … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last Tuesday, the October air carrying that first real bite of autumn, when the smell of … Read more

My neighbor, a retired chef named Frank, watched me fumbling with a bag of potatoes at the grocery store last fall. I was trying to … Read more

There used to be a tiny French bistro tucked away on a side street in Portland called Le Potager that made a butternut squash soup … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark swore he hated soup. For thirty-seven years, apparently. Every family dinner where soup made an appearance — he’d push the bowl around, … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had that specific, bone-deep craving for something warm and buttery. Not a full meal, not … Read more

I was at my local hardware store—of all places—picking up a new shower head, when the woman behind me in line started describing dinner. She … Read more