Dinner Recipes

The church potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their signature dishes—Martha’s famous baked ziti, old Mr. Henderson’s … Read more

The woman at the farm stand watched me pick up and put down the same bundle of carrots three times. I was trying to remember … Read more

This was supposed to be a completely different dinner. I had planned a light spring braise—something with white wine, leeks, and maybe some fresh peas … Read more

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

There used to be a tiny Italian place tucked behind a laundromat on the west side of town that made a butternut squash lasagna that … Read more

Hand me that colander, will you? I was at the community garden last fall, up to my elbows in butternut squash that seemed to multiply … Read more

There used to be a tiny farm-to-table restaurant tucked into a converted garage in Portland’s Alberta Arts District that made a delicata squash soup that … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last Tuesday, juggling a bag of apples and my car keys, when this scent hit me—someone … Read more

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a cake pan—mine had mysteriously vanished after a neighbor’s bake sale—and the smell hit … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store, of all places, holding a single lightbulb and a bag of mulch, when the man behind … Read more