Dinner Recipes

I was up to my elbows in potting soil, wrestling with a particularly stubborn rosemary bush that had clearly decided it was staying put for … Read more

I burned butternut squash more times than I care to admit before I figured out how to get it actually crispy. Not just browned in … Read more

Grabbed the last pack of chicken thighs from the cooler at 4 PM the day before Labor Day, and honestly? That was the smartest thing … Read more

The velvety silence of it. That’s what I remember most. Not the taste at first, but the way the spoon slid through the soup like … Read more

A few winters ago, I was standing in my tiny kitchen, staring at a pot of water that hadn’t even started boiling yet, when my … Read more

For a few autumns, I just accepted that Oktoberfest at home meant either ordering heavy, overpriced platters or spending all day simmering sausages in beer. … Read more

There used to be a tiny, crooked storefront in downtown Portland called The Tin Spoon that made a spiced pumpkin chili that ruined me for … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store last Tuesday, completely exhausted and honestly just trying to remember if I had enough … Read more

The school year was three days old, and I was already losing the morning battle. My kid stood in front of the open fridge, staring … Read more

My husband had claimed to hate pot pie for fifteen years. Fifteen years. Every time I’d mention making one—usually on a cold, rainy Tuesday when … Read more