Dinner Recipes

I was standing in the spice aisle of our local grocery store last November when a woman walked past me, and her coat smelled exactly … Read more

There used to be a tiny café tucked away on a side street in Portland, Oregon, called The Gabled Bird, that made a chicken pot … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from the lady at the plant nursery, but there I was, elbow-deep in potting soil, listening to her describe exactly … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple chicken soup. I had the whole thing planned out in my head—a clear, brothy number with thin slices … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in March, and I had the weirdest craving for chicken noodle soup. Not the thick, creamy kind … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to borrow a baking dish—mine was mysteriously missing, probably in a teenager’s dorm room—and … Read more

I was standing in the parking lot of a big-box hardware store last October, clutching a bag of mulch I didn’t really need, when a … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I had an unshakable need for lasagna. Not just any lasagna—the kind that tastes … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last October, fumbling for my keys, when the air shifted. A cold front had blown in … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, stuck in his office on a rainy Tuesday in late October, listening to … Read more