Dinner Recipes

My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to make dinner that Tuesday. I’d stopped by to drop off a book she’d lent me, and the smell hit … Read more

My husband claimed to hate squash for a solid decade. He’d make a face at the farmer’s market, push it around his plate at Thanksgiving, … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a deep, almost unreasonable craving for lasagna. You know that feeling—where only layers of … Read more

My neighbor Marcus asked why I couldn’t just drop biscuit dough right into the simmering broth instead of rolling it out and cutting it into … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last Tuesday, the October air carrying this weird mix of wet leaves and exhaust, when a … Read more

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

The neighborhood Friendsgiving potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I was standing in my kitchen at 11 AM on … Read more

My neighbor, a retired florist named Gina, asked me last week why I couldn’t just throw everything in a bowl and call it dinner. I … Read more

There used to be this tiny, dark-wood-paneled bistro tucked away on a side street in Portland called The Little Carrot. It wasn’t fancy—chalkboard menus, mismatched … Read more

My neighbor, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to return a garden trowel she’d loaned me, and the smell hit me before … Read more