Dinner Recipes

I wasn’t supposed to be there for dinner. Honestly, I’d just stopped by to drop off a book I’d borrowed, maybe stay for ten minutes. … Read more

My accountant, Mr. Henderson, is the last person you’d expect to give cooking advice. The man wears bow ties and talks about tax brackets with … Read more

My roommate asked me why I couldn’t just dump a whole roasted butternut squash into the cheese sauce instead of mashing it separately. I started … Read more

This was supposed to be a slow-simmered flank steak and broccoli situation—the kind that fills your house with smells for hours and makes you feel … Read more

A woman at the farmers market watched me hover near her stall, eyeing the salmon fillets like they might bite back. She didn’t say anything … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Wednesday in March, and I was staring into the fridge like it held the secrets to the universe. … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark claimed he hated pasta salad for fifteen years. Fifteen years. Every barbecue, every potluck, every summer gathering where a bowl of fusilli … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, sitting in his cramped office during tax season, watching him pull a sad-looking … Read more

I was supposed to be making a lemon herb chicken and rice dish. That was the plan. I had the lemons on the counter, the … Read more

The Friendsgiving potluck was in twelve hours and I’d somehow volunteered to bring the turkey. Let me tell you, that morning was a blur of … Read more