Dinner Recipes

An older woman named Clara watched me fumbling with a bunch of asparagus at the farmer’s market, trying to find the thinnest stalks. She didn’t … Read more

I was elbow-deep in a stack of old vinyl records at a flea market last spring when the woman running the booth—a tiny, no-nonsense lady … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a particularly unremarkable Wednesday, and I had a very specific craving for a big, hearty breakfast. The kind you only … Read more

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

It was 10:47 PM on a particularly damp Tuesday last October, and a very specific craving hit. I wanted soup—not just any soup, but that … Read more

My friend Dave asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in one pot and let it simmer. I was mid-sentence, explaining the proper way to … Read more

My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just cook the salmon in foil packets with the sauce already on it. I was mid-lecture about proper … Read more

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday to pick up a book I’d lent her—the kind of … Read more

The neighborhood potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just forgotten — I’d mentally blocked it out, the way you do with … Read more

My husband claimed he hated chicken breast for fifteen years. A decade and a half of dry, bland, rubbery chicken had done a number on … Read more