Dinner Recipes

I wasn’t expecting to find my new holiday secret weapon in the middle of a hardware store, but there I was, holding a bag of … Read more

I was sitting in the waiting room of my accountant’s office last April — a place I never expected to find dinner inspiration, honestly. I … Read more

Introduction I had a rule about chicken thighs for the longest time. They had to be crispy. That crackly skin, that audible crunch when you … Read more

My neighbor Dave asked why I couldn’t just use bourbon in the glaze instead of apple juice. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work … Read more

There used to be a tiny farm-to-table spot tucked behind the old train station in my town, a place called The Gilded Root, that made … Read more

This was supposed to be a creamy chicken and wild rice soup. I had the wild rice soaking, the carrots diced, the celery chopped—the whole … Read more

The woman at the farmers market stall watched me fumble with three different bags of rice, trying to read the tiny labels while holding a … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark swore he hated soup. For years. “Soup’s not a meal,” he’d announce at every family dinner, pushing a bowl of chili aside. … Read more

There used to be a tiny Greek place tucked between a dry cleaner and a nail salon on the edge of town that made a … Read more

The neighborhood soup swap was in three days and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s legendary minestrone or some slow-simmered bone … Read more