Dinner Recipes

The Thanksgiving potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. My phone buzzed with a text from my sister-in-law, Maria: “Reminder! You’re on salad … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at our local hardware store—of all places—holding a new garden hose and a bag of lightbulbs, when the … Read more

The power went out halfway through prepping dinner last Tuesday. I was standing there, holding a fillet of salmon that was supposed to get a … Read more

The neighborhood spring potluck was in two hours and I had completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate salads, homemade pies, and those fancy … Read more

Janet wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a rainy Tuesday to pick up a book I’d lent her months ago, … Read more

The woman at the farmer’s market stall watched me pick up three different butternut squashes, put them down, and pick them up again. She didn’t … Read more

I was standing in the middle of the grocery store aisle last Tuesday, staring at a cardboard box of honeynut squash like it held the … Read more

My neighbor, a retired mechanic named Frank, asked me last Tuesday why I couldn’t just cook the chicken thighs in the same pan as the … Read more

I was at the hardware store on a rainy Saturday, of all places, holding a bag of lightbulbs I didn’t actually need, when the woman … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, watched me struggling with a bag of frozen corn one Tuesday afternoon. I was trying to make a quick side dish … Read more