Dinner Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was starving in that hollow, desperate way that only happens when you’ve forgotten to eat … Read more

The church potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I was standing in my kitchen at 4 PM on a … Read more

It was 11:15 PM on a particularly miserable Tuesday in late October, and I had a very specific, almost primal craving for mac and cheese. … Read more

I swore I hated squash. For years. The whole category—butternut, spaghetti, acorn—I’d politely push it around my plate at holiday dinners and claim I was … Read more

I’d been eyeing the rotisserie chickens at the grocery store for weeks. Not because I had some grand plan, but because they always smelled so … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday, and I was staring into the fridge like it owed me money. A half-empty bottle of red … Read more

I was at the farmers’ market last October, staring at a mountain of butternut squash that seemed to mock my indecision. The woman running the … Read more

The Thanksgiving potluck at work was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s legendary stuffing, a perfectly flaky … Read more

There used to be a little Southern diner tucked behind a gas station on Highway 17 that made cornbread stuffing that ruined me for all … Read more

I was standing in the refrigerated aisle at the grocery store last Tuesday, staring at a pack of bone-in pork chops, when the smell hit … Read more