Dinner Recipes

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon, and the smell hit me … Read more

My seven-year-old nephew asked why I couldn’t just dump the buffalo sauce right into the shredded chicken before it went into the sweet potatoes. I … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store—of all places—waiting to return a paint sprayer that had frankly betrayed me, when the plumber in … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Thursday, and I was staring into the fridge like it held the secrets to the universe. A very … Read more

My neighbor across the hall asked why I couldn’t just use the bagged bread cubes from the store. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

I used to think turkey was just the polite thing you ate before pie. You know, the dry, pale bird that sat in the center … Read more

The Friendsgiving potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their signature dishes—my friend Jenna’s legendary mac and cheese … Read more

There used to be a tiny, red-painted bistro called The Shuttered Lantern tucked on a side street in Portland that made the most incredible roast … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last Tuesday, fumbling for my keys, when it hit me. Not a car, thankfully — but … Read more

I was stuck in a bumper-to-bumper crawl on a Tuesday evening, the kind where you start questioning every life choice that led you to that … Read more