Dinner Recipes

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

The holiday potluck was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their signature dishes—Aunt Carol’s legendary honey-glazed ham, my neighbor … Read more

My brother had sworn off chili for a solid decade. “It’s just bean soup trying too hard,” he’d announce every time someone brought it up, … Read more

My neighbor Agnes watched me hauling groceries up the porch steps one drizzly October evening and didn’t say anything at first. Then she just shook … Read more

The neighborhood block party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate dishes they’d probably spent all weekend … Read more

The Halloween potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate themed treats you see on Pinterest — … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle last Tuesday, staring at a box of chicken tenders like it held the answer to a question … Read more

My neighbor, a woman named Rita who grew up in a small town in Italy, watched me fumbling with a bag of sad-looking chicken thighs … Read more

Honestly, I think the best recipes come from being proven wrong. My friend Mark asked me why I couldn’t just bake the salmon on a … Read more

I was at the town dump last November, unloading a trunk full of cardboard boxes, when the guy sorting recycling started talking about Thanksgiving bread. … Read more