Dinner Recipes

Debbie wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a rainy Tuesday to pick up a book I’d lent her—nothing exciting—and the … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a dreary Thursday in early November, and the only thing I wanted was something warm, creamy, and wrapped in flaky … Read more

Marta from the community garden watched me fumbling with a bag of dinner rolls last December. I was trying to carry my grocery bags, my … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store—of all places—when the man behind me, who I’d only ever known as the guy … Read more

I had a long-held position on chicken and dumplings. For about fifteen years, I claimed I didn’t like them. It wasn’t the chicken or the … Read more

Lisa wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a book I’d borrowed, and the smell hit me before I even got … Read more

This was supposed to be a completely different soup. I had this whole plan for a creamy mushroom bisque—I’d even soaked the dried porcini the … Read more

I wasn’t expecting a cooking revelation from a taxi driver, but there I was, stuck in gridlock on a rainy Tuesday, listening to Carlos describe … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of our local grocery store last Tuesday when the cold air from the open freezer case hit … Read more

My youngest had claimed to hate chili for three solid years. Three years. Every time I made it—whether it was the classic beef version, a … Read more