Dinner Recipes

My brother-in-law, Mark, asked why I couldn’t just cut the backbone out of the turkey and flatten it. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

The plumber was fixing our garbage disposal—the one that had been making that awful grinding noise for weeks—when he just started talking about soup. Not … Read more

Maria watched me chopping onions for what felt like the tenth time that week. She didn’t say anything at first, just leaned against her screen … Read more

The neighborhood soup swap was in three hours and I had completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, slow-simmered broths they’d been perfecting … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last October, staring at a box of pre-made frozen pizza rolls, when the fluorescent lights flickered and … Read more

Introduction This was supposed to be a traditional green chile stew. I had the tomatillos out, the cilantro was washed, and I was feeling pretty … Read more

My neighbor Karen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a cup of sugar—cliché, I know, but my baking stash was running … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me struggle with a tangled hose for a solid minute before she said anything. … Read more

My father-in-law, a man of few words and very firm opinions, had claimed to hate meatloaf for forty-two years. Forty-two years. He’d make a face … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle of my local grocery store last Tuesday when the smell of someone’s lemon-scented cleaning spray hit me … Read more