Dinner Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a random Thursday, and I had this ridiculous craving for chicken parmesan. Not just any chicken parmesan — the kind … Read more

I was at the hardware store, of all places, waiting for a key to be copied. The guy behind the counter, an older man named … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just use the stale bread I already had instead of buying a special loaf for stuffing. I started to … Read more

There used to be a tiny deli on the corner of Elm and 4th that made a hot turkey sandwich I still dream about. When … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last Tuesday, fumbling for my keys, when the smell hit me. Someone was grilling nearby, and … Read more

The potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. My neighbor Marie had been planning her slow-braised short ribs for a week. Across the … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store—of all places—holding a new faucet I didn’t really know how to install, when the woman behind … Read more

I had a long-standing, deeply held position on butternut squash soup. I thought it was fine. Just fine. A perfectly acceptable starter at a fall … Read more

The summer I turned thirty, I found myself standing in my neighbor Carmen’s kitchen, staring at a half-chopped onion and wondering why my dinner plans … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in one pot and call it a day. I was in the middle of explaining my … Read more