Dinner Recipes

I was standing in the parking lot of a grocery store last November when the smell hit me — someone was reheating leftovers in their … Read more

Linda wasn’t trying to show off. I’d stopped by her place that November afternoon to drop off a book I’d borrowed, and the smell hit … Read more

This was supposed to be a classic French onion soup. I had the beef broth simmering, the Gruyère grated, and I was ready to slice … Read more

There used to be a little farm-to-table café in our town called The Rusty Spoon that made the most incredible cranberry sauce. It wasn’t just … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a bag of sugar—classic move, I know—and this smell hit me before … Read more

My sister had sworn off ham for fifteen years. Fifteen years. Every Easter, every Christmas, every random Tuesday when ham showed up at a potluck—she’d … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a hardware store last November, clutching a bag of lightbulbs and trying to remember if I needed more … Read more

This was supposed to be a completely different dish. I had this grand plan for a from-scratch green bean casserole with a homemade mushroom sauce, … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just use ground turkey instead of beef. I was in the middle of explaining how chili needs that rich, … Read more

I was at my neighbor Margot’s house last Tuesday to pick up a package that got delivered to her by mistake—happens all the time in … Read more