Dinner Recipes

My brother-in-law, Mark, had a very firm policy about soup. He claimed, for a solid decade, that soup wasn’t a meal. “It’s just hot water … Read more

“So it’s just us this year?” my husband asked, peeking over his coffee mug. And that was it. No big family gathering, no crowded kitchen, … Read more

My six-year-old looked up from the dinner table and asked why I couldn’t just wrap the hot dogs in the pizza dough instead of making … Read more

I completely burned the first batch of acorn squash I ever made. Like, charcoal-black, set-off-the-smoke-alarm, had-to-order-pizza burned. It was supposed to be this gorgeous fall … Read more

The way the brown butter clings to those crescent-shaped slices of squash—that’s what I made this for. Everything else is secondary, honestly. I mean, sure, … Read more

Introduction I was standing in the produce section of my local market last October, honestly just trying to find a decent butternut squash for a … Read more

I was standing in line at the DMV—of all places—when the woman behind me started talking about bratwurst. Not the kind of conversation you expect … Read more

I want taco soup, and I want it now. That’s the entire thought process happening in my head at 5:15 PM on a Tuesday, staring … Read more

My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just roast the pumpkin instead of boiling it like pasta. I started to explain that gnocchi dough needed … Read more

My husband took one bite of these crispy birria tacos, put the taco down, and just stared at me for a solid five seconds. “You’re … Read more