Dinner Recipes

My daughter asked why I couldn’t just cook the rice right in the same pan as the beef. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

There used to be a little farm-to-table spot tucked away on Main Street in our town called The Harvest Table. They made a Thanksgiving stuffing … Read more

Kate wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place to drop off a casserole dish I’d borrowed three weeks earlier (the kind of … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from a taxi driver, but there I was, stuck in traffic on a rainy Tuesday, listening to him describe exactly … Read more

This was supposed to be roasted butternut squash soup. I had the squash cubed, the onions diced, the stock warming on the stove. But somewhere … Read more

My neighbor Marcus had sworn off ham for almost a decade. Said it was always too dry, too salty, or just too much of a … Read more

The Friendsgiving was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring the main dish. Everyone else would be bringing their signature … Read more

Mabel watched me staring at the bag of cornmeal in my shopping cart like it held the secrets to the universe. I was new to … Read more

I was standing in the produce aisle last Tuesday, staring at a pile of acorn squash, when the smell hit me. Not a real smell … Read more

I was at the hardware store, of all places, last October. Not browsing tools or paint samples, but standing in the checkout line with a … Read more