Dinner Recipes

There used to be a tiny Italian place on the corner of Elm and 4th—Lina’s, it was called—that made a lemon chicken so good it … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from the plumber, but there I was, Wednesday morning, standing in my kitchen with a dripping pipe and a man … Read more

This was supposed to be a slow-braised pork shoulder situation. I had this whole vision—hours of simmering, the house smelling like a fall candle factory, … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday, and I had a desperate, almost embarrassing craving for meatloaf. Not the fancy, stuffed, or wrapped-in-bacon kind. … Read more

My neighbor, a quiet man named Leo who keeps to himself mostly, watched me struggling to juggle three pots on a Tuesday night. I was … Read more

The neighborhood potluck was in three hours and I had completely forgotten. I mean, completely. My calendar notification had snoozed itself into oblivion, and there … Read more

The New Year’s Eve party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten about the food tradition. My phone buzzed with a text from my … Read more

I was folding laundry last Tuesday—a truly forgettable activity—when the smell of celery sautéing in butter drifted up from my neighbor’s kitchen window. It hit … Read more

Maria watched me wrestling with a slippery squid on my cutting board, my fingers sliding uselessly against the purple-tinged skin. I was determined to master … Read more

My brother asked why I couldn’t just skip the herb crust and throw the prime rib in the oven with salt and pepper. I started … Read more