Dinner Recipes

The prime rib roast was on the counter, still wrapped in butcher paper, and I had exactly four hours before my in-laws walked through the … Read more

Maria wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place to drop off a casserole dish I’d borrowed, and the smell hit me before … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a particularly damp Tuesday last November, and I had an unholy craving for something dark, rich, and deeply beefy. The … Read more

The neighborhood potluck was in four hours and I’d completely blanked on it. I mean, I’d seen the email—twice—but somehow it had slipped into that … Read more

My husband swore he hated chicken noodle soup. For fifteen years. Fifteen! Every time I’d mention making soup when he had a cold, or when … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle last Tuesday, staring at a box of chicken pot pies like it held the answers to everything. … Read more

I swore I hated Brussels sprouts for a solid twenty-seven years. No exaggeration. The mere thought of those little green cabbages made me wrinkle my … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple weeknight stew. I had the chicken simmering, the carrots softening, and I was already picturing myself ladling it … Read more

Rosa watched me wrestling with a potato masher, my knuckles white and the whole pot threatening to tip over. She didn’t say anything at first, … Read more

My neighbor Gary wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to grab a tool I’d lent him weeks ago, and the smell hit me … Read more