Dinner Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was starving. Not the casual “I could eat” kind of hungry, but the deep, rumbling … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of our local grocery store last Tuesday, staring at a bag of pre-cut steak strips like they … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from a plumber, but there I was, ankle-deep in a puddle under my kitchen sink, listening to Gary explain exactly … Read more

My neighbor, a retired fisherman named Leo, watched me one Tuesday evening through my kitchen window as I stared at a salmon fillet like it … Read more

I was at my local hardware store last spring, of all places, buying a new hose nozzle when the guy behind the counter, an older … Read more

This was supposed to be a stir-fry. I had the beef sliced thin, the veggies chopped, the soy sauce and ginger ready to go. But … Read more

Last Tuesday, I was staring into my fridge wondering if a half-empty carton of cream and some sad-looking tomatoes could actually become dinner. I had … Read more

I was elbow-deep in paint samples at the hardware store, trying to decide between “warm linen” and “baked clay” for my kitchen walls, when the … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a particularly grumpy Tuesday, and I had a deep, almost irrational craving for something warm, spicy, and creamy. The kind … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple side dish for a backyard barbecue. I had the potatoes boiling, the bacon sizzling, and I was feeling … Read more