Dinner Recipes

I was standing in the produce aisle last November, staring at a pile of sweet potatoes, when a woman next to me picked one up, … Read more

There used to be a tiny smokehouse off Highway 9 in upstate New York that made the most incredible maple-glazed turkey I have ever tasted. … Read more

My neighbor, a retired botanist named Helen, watched me one afternoon staring at the pile of acorn squash at the farmers market like they were … Read more

I used to think Halloween dinner had to be a chaotic mess of candy and takeout. Honestly, I was that parent who just handed out … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday last October, and I was staring into the fridge like it owed me money. A half-used block … Read more

My neighbor Mike wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a random Tuesday afternoon, and the smell hit me … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had a full-blown lasagna craving that would not quit. The problem? I didn’t have the … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just roast the squash whole instead of peeling and cubing it first. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a hardware store last October—honestly, I don’t even remember what I was there for, maybe lightbulbs—when the smell … Read more

My neighbor Karen watched me shivering at the bus stop for three mornings before she finally did something about it. On the fourth morning, she … Read more