Dinner Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was wide awake with a very specific vision. I wanted something that felt like fall … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in tax paperwork at his cluttered office, listening to him describe exactly … Read more

Introduction It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in late October, and I was staring into the refrigerator like it held the secrets to … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me fumbling with a butternut squash the size of a small dog. I had … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I was standing in my kitchen with a package of hot dogs, a can … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark had claimed to hate squash for as long as I’d known him. Every Thanksgiving, he’d push the roasted butternut around his plate … Read more

The neighborhood chili cook-off was in six hours and I’d completely blanked on it. Everyone else would be hauling in slow-simmered pots they’d been perfecting … Read more

I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but this one has me caught red-handed. For years, I swore pork chops were the most boring … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last Tuesday, juggling my keys and a bag of kale that was starting to wilt through … Read more

There used to be a tiny diner off Route 9 in Massachusetts called The Rusty Skillet that made a meatloaf I still dream about. When … Read more