Dinner Recipes

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me struggling to untangle a hose for a good five minutes before she said … Read more

I had sworn off chicken thighs for dinner. For years. Let me tell you, I was pretty smug about it too—breasts were leaner, cleaner, more … Read more

The holiday potluck was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-day dishes — the kind of stuff … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple roast chicken. I had planned it for a quiet Sunday dinner, just me and my neighbor, a woman … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Wednesday in late November, and I was staring down a defrosted turkey neck and a bag of giblets … Read more

I was standing in line at the DMV—of all places—when the woman behind me started talking about green bean casserole. Not in a small-talk, “oh, … Read more

“The potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten.” That was the text I sent my friend Jenna on a particularly chaotic Tuesday in … Read more

This was supposed to be soup. I had this whole plan—roasted butternut squash soup with a swirl of cream and maybe some crusty bread on … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a ridiculous craving for something warm, savory, and a little bit sweet. The kind … Read more

I was standing in line at the post office—honestly, one of those gray Tuesday afternoons where nothing special is supposed to happen—when the man ahead … Read more