Dinner Recipes

My roommate Sarah asked why I couldn’t just use the leftover Thanksgiving turkey for sliders instead of making another round of heavy casseroles. I remember … Read more

I was standing in the hardware aisle of our local grocery store last November, trying to decide between two different turkey roasting bags, when the … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last November, fumbling for my keys, when the wind shifted and carried the scent of someone’s … Read more

Last November, I was standing in the produce aisle of my local grocery store, staring at a bin of parsnips like they were hieroglyphics. I … Read more

This was supposed to be a last-minute apple crisp. I had the apples peeled, the oats measured, and I was feeling pretty smug about my … Read more

I wasn’t even supposed to be there for dinner. I’d stopped by my neighbor Jen’s house on a random Tuesday afternoon to grab a measuring … Read more

My Uncle Frank had claimed to hate stuffing for forty-three years. Forty-three years! Every Thanksgiving, he’d push the stuffing around his plate like a kid … Read more

The first time I attempted a whole turkey, I was twenty-four and convinced I had it all figured out. I’d watched enough cooking shows, you … Read more

My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just skip the celery. I was explaining my Cornbread Sausage Stuffing with Apples method—how the celery adds that … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in November, and I had a sudden, almost desperate craving for mashed potatoes. Not the kind you … Read more