Dinner Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a Tuesday, and I had a very specific craving for something sticky, salty, and sweet. I didn’t have the energy … Read more

The neighborhood apple festival potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I’d been so swamped with work and school pickups that … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last November when the wind kicked up and carried the smell of a baking potato from … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—our gutters were overflowing after a surprise October storm—and the smell … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a parking lot last Tuesday when the smell hit me — garlic, butter, and something briny from the … Read more

It was 11:17 PM on a Tuesday in late October, and I was staring into my fridge like it held the secrets to the universe. … Read more

This was supposed to be a classic chicken noodle soup. The kind my grandmother made, the kind that simmers for hours and fills your whole … Read more

There used to be this tiny Italian-American joint tucked between a laundromat and a used bookstore on the south side of town that made the … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, sorting through a stack of receipts at his cluttered desk, listening to him … Read more

This was supposed to be a creamy, indulgent, stick-to-your-ribs chicken and dumplings situation—the kind my grandmother would have made on a freezing Sunday afternoon. I … Read more