Dinner Recipes

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

I was standing in the freezer aisle of our local grocery store last Tuesday, staring at a bag of frozen peas like it held the … Read more

The neighborhood chili cook-off was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their secret-ingredient, slow-simmered-for-two-days masterpieces. I had a half-empty … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store last Tuesday, holding a bag of soil and a new trowel, when the plumber in front … Read more

I was supposed to be making stuffing. That was the plan, anyway. I had the bread cubed, the celery diced, and my grandmother’s old recipe … Read more

My husband claimed to hate chicken pot pie for fifteen years. Fifteen years. Every time I’d mention making one, he’d make that face—you know the … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a fierce, inexplicable craving for collard greens. Not the kind that simmers all day … Read more

There used to be a little supper club on the south side of Chicago called The Gilded Skillet that made the most incredible pan-seared pork … Read more

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