Dinner Recipes

My brother-in-law, Dave, stood over the counter with a measuring cup of chicken broth and asked why I couldn’t just bake the stuffing in a … Read more

Maria, the woman who runs the little corner market near my apartment, watched me stare at a bin of dried beans for a solid two … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in early April, and I was completely, utterly hooked on the idea of something bright and buttery. … Read more

The holiday office potluck was in forty-five minutes and I had absolutely nothing. I stood in my kitchen, staring at an empty slow cooker, while … Read more

The power went out halfway through roasting the squash, leaving me in the dark kitchen with a half-carved acorn squash and a package of maple … Read more

My husband swore he hated beef stew for twenty years. He called it “mushy meat soup” and refused to even look at the menu when … Read more

I was standing in line at the checkout counter of a mundane supermarket last October when the smell of toasted nuts hit me — and … Read more

There used to be a tiny French-Italian bistro tucked away on a side street in Portland called Le Coin that made a garlic butter chicken … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a muggy Thursday in August, and I had a bone-deep craving for something smoky, sticky, and completely unapologetic. The problem? … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple sausage and peppers skillet. You know, the kind you throw together on a busy Tuesday when you’re too … Read more