Dinner Recipes

My aunt claimed she hated cornbread dressing for thirty-seven years. Thirty-seven years of Thanksgiving tables where she’d pile her plate with turkey and green beans, … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a grocery store parking lot last October when the smell of someone’s wood-burning fireplace drifted across the asphalt. … Read more

I had refused to put squash in macaroni and cheese for a solid decade. Maybe longer. It felt like a betrayal, you know? Mac and … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle last November, gripping a bag of pre-made sweet potato casserole, when the smell of burnt sugar and … Read more

My neighbor Sarah wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a measuring cup—mine had mysteriously vanished into the back of a cabinet—and … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of my local grocery store last November when a woman reached past me for a box of … Read more

There used to be this little farm-to-table café in the next town over, a place called The Gathered Table, that made the most incredible roasted … Read more

The neighborhood fall potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I’d known about it for weeks, but somehow it slipped my … Read more

My neighbor, Carol, wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to borrow a tube of tomato paste—a last-minute Thanksgiving prep crisis—and this smell hit … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday, and I was hit with a craving so specific it almost hurt. I wanted something creamy, something … Read more