Dinner Recipes

My cousin Leo asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in one pot and let it simmer all day. I started to explain the proper … Read more

My neighbor Jenna wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Tuesday. I’d stopped by to return her slow cooker—the one she’d loaned me three weeks ago … Read more

My aunt swore she hated sourdough. For years. “Too sour,” she’d say, wrinkling her nose at the starter jar I kept on my counter like … Read more

Christmas Eve was in twelve hours and I had completely forgotten that I was supposed to bring the seafood course. Everyone else would be showing … Read more

There used to be a tiny, wood-paneled steakhouse on the corner of 7th and Maple in my hometown—The Iron Skillet—that made a prime rib that … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle at the grocery store last December, just staring at a box of cinnamon rolls like it held … Read more

I was halfway through a bag of frozen meatballs in the grocery aisle when my neighbor Carol—the one who power-walks at 6 AM and has … Read more

Introduction I swore I hated meatloaf for about twenty-seven years. My entire adult life, I dodged it at potlucks, politely declined it at friends’ houses, … Read more

This was supposed to be a stir-fry. I had the chicken sliced thin, the soy sauce measured out, and the wok heating on the stove. … Read more

There used to be a tiny French bistro on the corner of Elm and 4th, tucked between a dry cleaner and a shop that sold … Read more