Dinner Recipes

I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, staring at the fridge after a day that had completely gotten away from me. You know that … Read more

I wasn’t trying to steal a recipe that day. Honestly, I had stopped by my neighbor’s house to grab a package that had been misdelivered. … Read more

I had exactly 45 minutes before my in-laws were supposed to arrive for dinner, and I was staring at a defrosted salmon fillet with absolutely … Read more

There used to be this tiny Italian place tucked between a dry cleaner and a mattress store on the corner of 5th and Elm that … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in tax paperwork at his cluttered office, listening to him describe exactly … Read more

My neighbor Sarah asked why I couldn’t just throw the corn straight on the grill, husks and all, instead of going through my elaborate shucking … Read more

My Uncle Rick swore he hated sweet potato casserole for thirty-seven years. A solid three and a half decades of pushing the dish around his … Read more

My niece looked up from the cookbook I’d left on the counter, her finger marking a page. “Auntie, why can’t you just use the peppers … Read more

The dinner party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not the party itself, mind you—I’d remembered to buy wine and even cleaned the … Read more

I was running late for a haircut—shocking, I know—when my stylist, a woman who usually talks about her cats and reality TV, started describing a … Read more