Dinner Recipes

A woman at the Saturday farmers’ market watched me stare at a pile of chicken thighs for a full minute. I was trying to figure … Read more

The neighborhood chili cook-off was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s secret recipes—the ones that simmered for … Read more

My brother claimed he hated squash. For years. Like, a solid decade of pushing mashed butternut to the side of his plate and making a … Read more

My neighbor asked me last week why I couldn’t just throw everything in one pot and call it a day. I started to explain why … Read more

The PTA potluck was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just forgotten—I’d signed up to bring the main dish. Everyone else would be … Read more

This was supposed to be a whole different meal. I had this grand plan for a creamy lemon caper sauce, the kind you let simmer … Read more

There used to be a tiny Italian place tucked behind a dry cleaner on Route 9 that made a creamy Tuscan chicken that I still … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, hunched over a stack of receipts in late September, listening to Mr. Henderson … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of soft pretzels. The big, twisted kind you get from a cart on a street corner, the ones … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in early October, and I was staring into the fridge like it held the secrets to the … Read more