Dinner Recipes

It was 11:14 PM on a rainy Thursday, and I was staring into the open fridge like it owed me money. The house was dead … Read more

My niece, who is seven and fiercely independent, asked why I couldn’t just throw the sausage in the pan and skip the boiling of the … Read more

There used to be a tiny, no-name café tucked into the corner of an old brick building on Maple Street that made the best creamy … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the local co-op last November when the scent of roasted cinnamon and brown sugar hit me. It … Read more

I used to think that Halloween dinner required a theme so elaborate it would require a permit and a full-time staff. I bought a inflatable … Read more

My brother-in-law had sworn he hated vegetables for the better part of three decades. I mean, we are talking about a man who once asked … Read more

When they closed their doors for good, I thought I’d never taste that specific balance of earthy sweetness and herbal crunch again. The little place … Read more

I was standing in the fluorescent-lit aisle of a grocery store last November when the scent of toasted nuts hit me. It wasn’t actually nuts, … Read more

The office holiday party was in forty minutes and I had absolutely nothing. No, seriously. I had stared at my empty fridge, had a moment … Read more

My neighbor Elena watched me struggling with a box of store-bought gnocchi and didn’t say anything at first. Then she held up a jar of … Read more