Dinner Recipes

My neighbor asked me why I couldn’t just toss the collard greens right into the pot with the black-eyed peas instead of wilting them separately. … Read more

A friend asked me last week why I couldn’t just skip the heavy cream in my Christmas Eve linguine. I started to explain why that … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had a fierce, almost irrational craving for Thanksgiving. Not the whole turkey situation, you understand, … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me trying to wrangle a bag of muddy carrots out of my canvas tote. … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Thursday in late October, and I was supposed to be meal-prepping for the weekend. Instead, I was staring … Read more

I had sworn off scalloped potatoes for years. Honestly, I thought they were a mushy, bland, beige mess that took up valuable oven space during … Read more

My nephew Leo asked why I couldn’t just pour maple syrup over Brussels sprouts and call it a day. I started to explain why that … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle last November, staring at a cardboard box of green bean casserole, when the smell of fried onions … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple roast beef sandwich. I had this beautiful leftover prime rib sitting in the fridge from Sunday dinner, and … Read more

Pat wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a casserole dish she’d lent me, and the smell hit me before I … Read more