Dinner Recipes

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I had a very specific, slightly ridiculous craving for something that looked like it … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a bone-deep craving for something rich, savory, and deeply comforting. I didn’t have the … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store—of all places—when the man behind me, holding a single rusty pipe wrench, started talking … Read more

I was elbow-deep in potting soil on a rainy Saturday afternoon, wrestling a stubborn fern into a slightly-too-small ceramic pot, when my mailman, Gary, started … Read more

This was supposed to be a roasted chicken. I know, right? Thanksgiving, the biggest food holiday of the year, and I had a chicken in … Read more

This was supposed to be a slow-roasted pork shoulder for pulled pork sandwiches, the kind you babysit all day and serve with a side of … Read more

My neighbor Carol watched me wrestling with a mountain of zucchini from my garden that Tuesday afternoon. I had six of them sitting on my … Read more

The potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. My neighbor Sarah had texted me that morning with a cheerful reminder, and I felt … Read more

I was at a hardware store, of all places, picking up a new paintbrush last spring when the guy behind the counter, an older fella … Read more

The power went out halfway through chopping the onions. Not exactly the start I had planned for Halloween dinner, but honestly, it turned out to … Read more