Dinner Recipes

The smoke alarm had been chirping for three minutes when I finally remembered the cast iron skillet on the back burner. This was supposed to … Read more

My brother asked why I couldn’t just throw the bratwurst and onions into the pot with the beer all at once instead of searing them … Read more

It wasn’t just any soup. It was the kind that made you stop mid-sentence because you were too busy staring into the bowl. The place … Read more

Leo wasn’t trying to impress anyone with his Tuesday night dinner. I’d stopped by to borrow a power drill from his garage and the smell … Read more

The office holiday party was in forty-five minutes and I had absolutely nothing. I stood in my kitchen, staring at an empty Tupperware container like … Read more

My nephew Leo asked why I couldn’t just throw the pork shoulder in the slow cooker with a bottle of ketchup and call it a … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I craved something that tasted like trouble. The house was quiet, except for the rain tapping … Read more

My neighbor, a retired mechanic named Sal, watched me hauling groceries up the porch steps one Tuesday. He didn’t say anything at first. Then he … Read more

There used to be a tiny French bistro on a side street in Portland, the kind with mismatched chairs and a chalkboard menu that changed … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store, of all places, holding a new paintbrush and trying to remember if I needed … Read more