Dinner Recipes

Last fall, I was at my local farmers’ market, absolutely failing at picking a good bunch of rosemary. I kept grabbing stems that were all … Read more

My dad swore he hated turkey. For thirty-seven years. Every Thanksgiving, he’d push the white meat around his plate, load up on mashed potatoes, and … Read more

This was supposed to be a fancy Thanksgiving leftover sandwich. I had all these grand plans—layered slices of roasted turkey, homemade brioche buns, a carefully … Read more

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

My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just throw the baked potato toppings into the soup pot instead of layering them on top. I started … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had the sudden, overwhelming urge for Thanksgiving dinner. Not the whole production—just the turkey part, … Read more

The woman at the community garden stand watched me eyeing her bags of fresh cranberries—the ones that weren’t exactly pretty, slightly soft, probably destined for … Read more

The neighborhood chili cook-off was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their secret-ingredient, slow-simmered-for-two-days masterpieces. I had a pound … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last November, clutching a bag of ice and trying to remember if I’d turned the oven … Read more

My aunt wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a book I’d borrowed something like three months earlier and the smell … Read more