Dinner Recipes

The power went out halfway through a Tuesday in November, leaving me in the dark, cold kitchen with nothing but the glow of a single … Read more

There used to be a tiny, wood-paneled supper club on the outskirts of town called The Rusty Spoon. It was the kind of place where … Read more

This was supposed to be a fancy little brunch thing. You know, the kind you see on those perfectly styled food blogs where every ingredient … Read more

I wasn’t expecting culinary advice from a dad in a minivan, but there I was, standing in the freezing rain of the school pickup line, … Read more

This was supposed to be a stuffed pepper situation. I had the ground turkey thawed, the bell peppers looking perky on the counter, and a … Read more

It was 10:47 on a rainy Wednesday night, and I was absolutely, unreasonably craving salmon. Not the kind of salmon you eat with a fork … Read more

Tuesday morning, 9 AM, and I had promised my book club I’d bring the bread for our meeting that evening. Not just any bread—the kind … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to return her measuring cups—ones I’d borrowed three weeks prior and felt increasingly guilty … Read more

I was hunched over my laptop last Tuesday, staring at a blinking cursor and the sad, empty takeout container next to me, when the smell … Read more

I didn’t have any fancy preserves or store-bought chutneys, but I had a bag of cranberries I’d impulse-bought at the farmer’s market and a navel … Read more