Dinner Recipes

Mark wasn’t trying to impress anyone with his cooking skills. I’d stopped by his apartment to borrow a ladder for a stubborn ceiling fan and … Read more

The Super Bowl party was in six hours and I had completely forgotten I was supposed to bring the main dish. Everyone else would be … Read more

My friend Sarah asked why I couldn’t just use the canned pumpkin puree instead of roasting the whole squash. I started to explain why that … Read more

There used to be a tiny, counter-service diner on a quiet corner of Bull Street in Savannah that made creamy loaded baked potato salad. When … Read more

I was elbow-deep in a pile of dusty vinyl records at a garage sale in Oak Creek when the man running the booth started talking … Read more

I wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by my neighbor’s house on a Tuesday to return a casserole dish she’d lent me, and the … Read more

There used to be a tiny, hole-in-the-wall taqueria on the corner of 7th and Main that made a chipotle beef chili so smoky and rich … Read more

I was supposed to be making a classic loaded potato soup. That was the plan, anyway. I had the potatoes cubed, the bacon ready to … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my plumber, but there I was, ankle-deep in a puddle under my kitchen sink, listening to Frank describe exactly … Read more

It was a quarter past ten on a rainy Wednesday night, and I was staring into the fridge with that particular kind of tired where … Read more