Dinner Recipes

I was standing in the fluorescent-lit aisle of a hardware store, holding a box of lightbulbs, when the mechanic next to me started talking about … Read more

I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but honestly, this one sits at the very top of my winter rotation. It wasn’t born in … Read more

The oven timer had been screaming for ten minutes, but I was too busy arguing with my partner about whose turn it was to do … Read more

I was elbow-deep in a pile of tax receipts—don’t ask—when my accountant, Mr. Hendricks, started talking about dinner. Not my dinner. His dinner. He was … Read more

The power went out halfway through chopping carrots when I was trying to impress a date who turned out to be allergic to almost everything. … Read more

I was standing in the parking lot of our local grocery store last Tuesday, the one with the cracked pavement and the cart that always … Read more

When the lights went out, the real cooking began Last November, the power grid decided to take a nap right in the middle of a … Read more

I was standing in the fluorescent-lit aisle of a 24-hour pharmacy last November when the scent of oregano hit me. It wasn’t from the medicine, … Read more

Three winters ago, the kind of cold that actually bites your cheeks arrived in the middle of a Tuesday. I was standing in my kitchen, … Read more

Mark had claimed to hate steak bites for a decade. Honestly, he swore they were just dry, chewy little disappointments that restaurants served to trick … Read more