Dinner Recipes

My neighbor across the hall, a guy named Leo who I’d only ever seen in篮球 shorts and flip-flops, asked me why I couldn’t just throw … Read more

My oldest child declared chicken thighs “gross” for three solid years. Three years. He’d push them around his plate, make faces, and deliver dramatic verdicts … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark swore he hated squash. For years. The man would politely push a butternut squash soup to the side at Thanksgiving, claiming it … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, sitting in his cluttered office last November, watching him sort through a pile … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just dump the can of pumpkin into the chili pot. I stared at her. Then at the half-open can … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle at Trader Joe’s last Tuesday when the smell hit me. Not from the store, obviously. It was … Read more

Let me tell you about the morning this breakfast casserole became a non-negotiable in my house. My neighbor, an older woman named Clara who grows … Read more

I was staring at a pot of what was supposed to be a simple chicken stew, and honestly, things were going sideways fast. It was … Read more

The neighborhood potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I’d marked it on the calendar—the big one, the annual “Welcome to … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I had that familiar, slightly pathetic craving for something warm, cheesy, and deeply comforting. … Read more