Dinner Recipes

Last Tuesday, I stood in my kitchen staring at a rotisserie chicken like it held the secrets to the universe. The weather had turned—that sharp, … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store on a Tuesday afternoon, holding a bag of replacement cabinet hinges, when the woman in front … Read more

The neighborhood soup swap was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s legendary matzo ball soup or some … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had that specific kind of tired where you’re too wired to sleep but too drained … Read more

My husband claimed he hated soup. For years. The man would look at a steaming bowl of chili and say, “That’s fine, but it’s not … Read more

This was supposed to be lasagna. The whole, layered, pain-in-the-neck kind with the boiled noodles and the ricotta spreading and the mozzarella shredding and the … Read more

The dinner party was in forty-five minutes and I had completely forgotten about the main course. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate, multi-day preparations like … Read more

I was digging through the back of my pantry last Tuesday, looking for a can of diced tomatoes I was sure I had bought, when … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to return a casserole dish she’d loaned me, and the smell hit me before I … Read more

I was standing in the freezing rain at the farmers market last Tuesday when the sharp, pine-like scent of fresh sage hit me — and … Read more