Dinner Recipes

It was 11:17 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was hit with an absurd craving for Thanksgiving stuffing. Not the polite, family-dinner version—I wanted … Read more

My husband had refused to host Friendsgiving for years. A solid decade, at least. Every November, he’d watch me scroll through Pinterest boards overflowing with … Read more

Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon to pick up a book I’d lent her, and … Read more

My neighbor, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Tuesday afternoon. I’d stopped by to borrow a corkscrew before a dinner party I was hosting, … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just throw everything in one pot and be done with it. I had my mise en place spread across … Read more

I was getting my car’s oil changed last Tuesday—a truly boring errand I’d been putting off for weeks. The waiting room smelled like old coffee … Read more

My husband asked why I couldn’t just toss the Brussels sprouts in the air fryer and call it a day. I started to explain why … Read more

I was standing in the middle of the spice aisle at our local grocery store last October when a woman walked past me, and the … Read more

I was standing in the freezer aisle of the grocery store last Tuesday, staring at a bag of frozen peas with absolutely no idea why … Read more

There used to be this little diner on Route 9, tucked between a dry cleaners and a hardware store, that made the best stuffing I … Read more