Dinner Recipes

There used to be a tiny Italian place on the corner of 7th and Pine, tucked between a dry cleaner and a bookstore that smelled … Read more

I was at the farmers’ market last October, just trying to grab some apples and go home, when the guy at the mushroom stand started … Read more

My roommate Jen asked why I couldn’t just microwave the squash instead of roasting it for forty minutes. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

There used to be a little diner on Route 9, just past the old hardware store, that made the most perfect chicken nuggets. Not the … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of our local grocery store last Tuesday, staring at a box of pre-made taco shells like they … Read more

My husband claimed for years that he didn’t like breakfast casseroles. Ten years, maybe more. He’d say they were always too soggy, or too dry, … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Kowalski, asked me last week why I couldn’t just throw a whole chicken in the pot, bones and all, instead of fussing … Read more

There used to be this tiny Italian place tucked behind a used bookstore on 3rd Street called Luciano’s. They had this one dish—a creamy chicken … Read more

My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Tuesday night. I’d stopped by to drop off a book she’d loaned me, and the smell—a … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was hit with a craving so specific it almost hurt. I wanted something creamy, garlicky, … Read more