Dinner Recipes

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, sitting in his cramped office during tax season, watching him stir a pot … Read more

It was 10:37 PM on a rainy Tuesday in mid-October, and I had this ridiculous craving for a meatball sub. The kind with gooey mozzarella … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store—of all places—when the woman behind me started talking about potatoes. Not just any potatoes, mind you, … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in November, and I was wide awake, staring at the ceiling. The craving hit me out of … Read more

Honestly, this recipe came about because I was tired of the same old dry, bland turkey breast that somehow costs a fortune. I wanted something … Read more

There used to be a tiny, wood-paneled diner on the corner of Elm and 4th called The Rusty Spoon that made a chicken pot pie … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last November, staring at a tower of turkey roasters, when the smell hit me. It wasn’t coming … Read more

My neighbor June asked why I couldn’t just throw the carrots and parsnips in the oven with the beets all at once on the same … Read more

The holiday potluck was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. My schedule that December was a disaster—work parties, school concerts, last-minute shopping—and somehow the … Read more

My neighbor Karen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. It was a Tuesday afternoon in late October, and I’d stopped by to return her slow cooker—the … Read more