Dinner Recipes

The dinner party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring the main course. Not just any main course, either—this … Read more

I was folding laundry last Tuesday—a truly riveting activity, let me tell you—when the smell of garlic and parmesan from my neighbor’s apartment drifted through … Read more

It was 11:17 PM on a drizzly Thursday in March, and I was craving something crunchy, salty, and deeply satisfying. I didn’t have the energy … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to return her hedge clippers—the ones I’d borrowed three weeks earlier and honestly kept forgetting … Read more

This was supposed to be a miso-glazed situation. I had the white miso paste, the mirin, the sake—the whole plan laid out in my head … Read more

I had sworn off homemade rolls for Thanksgiving. Three years running. The kind of firm, unshakable stance you take after watching a basket of beautiful, … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last November, grabbing a bag of cranberries for a different recipe entirely, when the sharp, sweet-tart smell … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark asked me why I couldn’t just dump everything in one pot and let it simmer. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

A woman at the farmers’ market watched me poke at a butternut squash like I had no idea what to do with it. I didn’t, … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle at Aldi last November, staring at a twelve-pound turkey like it was a personal challenge I hadn’t … Read more