Dinner Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I had an overwhelming, almost irrational craving for stuffing. Not the kind you make … Read more

My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just stuff the squash with the sausage and apples raw and let it all cook together in one … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a chilly Tuesday in October, and I had a very specific craving for something warm, creamy, and deeply savory. I … Read more

Introduction My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—ours had mysteriously vanished after a garage sale—and the smell … Read more

This was supposed to be lasagna. The kind you spend all afternoon on—layering noodles, browning meat, carefully spreading ricotta until your back hurts from leaning … Read more

Someone in my house—I swear it was my husband, though he denies it—asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the crockpot and walk away. … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, sitting in his cluttered office on a rainy Tuesday in March, watching him … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday, and I was staring into the fridge like it owed me money. A very specific craving had … Read more

An elderly man at the farmers market watched me poke at a pile of acorn squash, clearly having no idea how to pick a good … Read more

My neighbor, a retired carpenter named Gus, watched me fumbling with a bottle of cheap maple syrup one Tuesday afternoon. I was trying to glaze … Read more