Dinner Recipes

My neighbor, Marco, watched me struggle to get the skin on my chicken thighs to crisp up in my cramped apartment kitchen and didn’t say … Read more

My husband had avoided sauerkraut for three decades. He claimed it smelled like a gym sock left in a locker that hadn’t been opened since … Read more

There used to be a tiny diner on the outskirts of town, a place called Millie’s that had the best honey mustard pork chops I … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple chicken salad. I had leftover rotisserie chicken, some celery, and a vague plan for a light lunch. But … Read more

My neighbor Sarah wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Tuesday. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—ours had mysteriously vanished during a garage cleanup—and the … Read more

Hand me that bag of shredded cheese, my neighbor called out from her kitchen window last Thursday. I’d been wrestling with a leaky garden hose, … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a drizzly Wednesday, and I had that specific, almost aggressive craving for Panera’s broccoli cheddar soup. You know the one—that … Read more

Tuesday afternoon, 3:47 PM, and I had exactly zero clue what was for dinner. The pot roast had been sitting in my freezer for three … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I was starving—the kind of hungry where you start looking at the contents of your fridge … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just cook the salmon straight from frozen. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—something about moisture and searing … Read more