Dinner Recipes

There used to be a tiny, wood-paneled restaurant tucked away on a side street in Portland called The Tin Fish that made a salmon dish … Read more

A neighbor asked why I couldn’t just skip the flour coating on my chicken thighs. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—then stopped. She … Read more

My neighbor, a quiet guy named Leo who never said much about his cooking, asked me last Thanksgiving why I didn’t just score the ham … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of our local grocery store last November, staring at a stack of Butterball turkeys like they held … Read more

I swore I didn’t need stuffing on my Thanksgiving plate. For years. The whole thing seemed like a waste of precious stomach real estate, a … Read more

The Thanksgiving potluck at my daughter’s school was in twelve hours and I had completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate dishes—a from-scratch green … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had a sudden, almost primal craving for something savory, sweet, and deeply autumnal. I didn’t … Read more

My brother asked why I couldn’t just toss the squash in with the pasta water instead of roasting it separately. I started to explain why … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle at Aldi last Tuesday when the cold air from the open freezer hit my face—and suddenly I … Read more

My uncle Jerry wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by his duplex on a rainy Tuesday to drop off a spare key for his … Read more