Dinner Recipes

My neighbor, an older woman named Gloria, watched me wrestling a bag of groceries out of my car one rainy Tuesday evening. I was juggling … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t making a big deal of it. I’d stopped by to return her garden shears, and the smell hit me before I even … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last Tuesday, juggling my keys and a bag of sad-looking pre-washed salad when the wind shifted. … Read more

This was supposed to be a fancy Italian meatball recipe. I had the fresh parsley chopped, the good Parmesan grated, and the dried oregano measured … Read more

Leo wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to return a borrowed casserole dish and the garlic hit me before I even got inside. … Read more

My neighbor Elena watched me struggle with taring two different scales for my sourdough starter and didn’t say anything at first. Then she handed me … Read more

My college roommate, Sarah, asked why I couldn’t just throw the raw sausage directly into the pan with the bread cubes. I stared at her, … Read more

There used to be a tiny, windowless seafood shack on the edge of Portland’s industrial district that made the best quick garlic butter salmon with … Read more

The office holiday party was in three hours and I had completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate, multi-day preparations like slow-roasted meats or … Read more

The rain was hammering against the kitchen window, a steady, rhythmic drumming that usually puts me to sleep. But tonight, insomnia had other plans. I … Read more