Dinner Recipes

I was supposed to be making butternut squash soup. I had the recipe bookmarked, the butternut squash sitting on the counter, and a whole afternoon … Read more

The neighborhood cookie swap was in less than twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, three-day projects—you know the … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last October, juggling a bag of apples and my car keys, when the cool air hit … Read more

This was supposed to be a straightforward green chile chicken soup. I had the tomatillos, the cilantro, the whole plan mapped out in my head. … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to return her hedge clippers—the ones I’d borrowed three weeks ago and kept forgetting … Read more

My husband swore he hated sweet potatoes. For years. The man would pick them out of a bowl of roasted vegetables like he was defusing … Read more

My neighbor Sarah wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a drill on a Tuesday evening, and the smell hit me before … Read more

My brother claimed to hate stuffing for twenty-seven years. Twenty-seven years of holiday dinners where he’d push the stuffing bowl aside like it offended him … Read more

The neighborhood potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just forgotten—I’d blocked it out, apparently. Everyone else would be bringing their showstoppers: … Read more

My neighbor Gina watched me lugging grocery bags up the front steps one Tuesday evening, three bags in each hand, my keys somehow buried at … Read more