Dinner Recipes

This was supposed to be a regular beef chili. The kind you throw together on a Tuesday when you’re too tired to think, using whatever … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday, and I was staring into my mini-fridge like it held the secrets to the universe. The craving … Read more

My roommate swore she hated boxed mac and cheese. Like, genuinely declared it an abomination to pasta. For two whole semesters, she’d turn up her … Read more

The office potluck breakfast was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate egg bakes from their grandmothers or perfectly … Read more

I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, staring at a sad-looking eggplant that had been sitting in my produce drawer for way too long. … Read more

I was at the farmer’s market last September, arms full of heirloom tomatoes I absolutely did not need, when the woman running the mushroom stand—a … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just roast the tomatoes whole, stems and all, instead of halving them. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line last Tuesday when the kid behind me started whining for a Lunchable. You know the drill — that … Read more

The woman at the next stall watched me staring at her pile of zucchini—these massive, almost comically oversized ones that looked more like baseball bats … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a random Tuesday afternoon, and the smell hit me before … Read more