Dinner Recipes

This was supposed to be lasagna. The real deal—the kind you spend a Sunday afternoon building, with the béchamel and the perfectly layered noodles and … Read more

Let me be honest with you—I’ve made a lot of butternut squash soups in my day. Some were good, some were fine, and a few … Read more

It was 11:17 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I had an overwhelming need for something sweet, savory, and warm all at once. … Read more

The first time I made stuffed acorn squash, it was a total accident. I’d picked up a couple of squashes at the farmers’ market because … Read more

I swore I hated taco night. For years. Every Tuesday at my friend Maria’s apartment, she’d pull out that bright yellow box with the packet … Read more

There used to be a tiny taqueria on the corner of Elm and 4th, tucked between a laundromat and a dusty thrift store, that made … Read more

This was supposed to be a slow-simmered chicken stock, the kind that fills your house with that deep, savory aroma all afternoon. I had the … Read more

I was standing in line at the DMV—that purgatory of lost time and patience—when the woman ahead of me, clutching a binder of expired registration … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a particularly gray Tuesday, and I was struck with a very specific, almost aggressive craving for a breakfast casserole. Not … Read more

The neighborhood potluck was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-day dishes—you know the ones. Slow-braised short … Read more