Dinner Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in November, and I had a sudden, almost violent craving for something creamy, something savory, topped with … Read more

My neighbor, a guy named Leo who I swear lives on frozen pizza and energy drinks, asked me why I couldn’t just bake the stuffing … Read more

Hand me that roasting pan, my neighbor said, squinting at the pile of mail on my counter. It was the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, and I … Read more

My office’s annual soup swap was in two days and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s legendary recipes—slow-simmered stocks, hand-cut noodles, … Read more

My neighbor, an older gentleman named Frank, watched me struggle with a bag of sweet potatoes at the farmers market last November. I was trying … Read more

There used to be a tiny farm-to-table place tucked behind an antique shop in rural Vermont that made the most incredible butternut squash soup. When … Read more

The farmer’s market was closing in twenty minutes and I’d spent the whole Saturday morning convincing myself I didn’t need to go. You know that … Read more

I was standing in the parking lot of a hardware store last Tuesday when the smell of charcoal smoke drifted over from someone’s tailgate party. … Read more

Last Sunday afternoon, I was fumbling around my kitchen, trying to figure out what to do with some bone-in pork chops I’d picked up at … Read more

The first time I noticed it was last Thursday, standing in the cramped aisle of my local grocery store, the sharp scent of cumin and … Read more