Dinner Recipes

There used to be a Panera Bread in the strip mall near my office that made the most ridiculous Chicken Wild Rice Soup. When they … Read more

Lena wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday to borrow a steam cleaner—don’t ask—and the smell hit me … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a gray, drizzly Tuesday in late October, and I was absolutely desperate for something warm. Not just warm, but the … Read more

A woman named Rosa watched me staring at the spice aisle in a tiny corner market on a Tuesday afternoon. I was holding a jar … Read more

My brother-in-law, Mark, had claimed for fifteen years that he hated soup. Not just disliked—hated. “Soup isn’t a meal,” he’d announce anytime someone ladled out … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a particularly dreary Tuesday, and I had a very specific craving for something that tasted like autumn in a bowl. … Read more

Sharon from the community garden watched me wrestling a whole acorn squash one Tuesday afternoon. I was hunched over a cutting board, trying to get … Read more

The PTA potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their signature dishes—you know the ones. Carol’s famous baked … Read more

There used to be this tiny, hole-in-the-wall café on the corner of Elm and 4th in my old neighborhood that made the creamiest white chicken … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last Tuesday, staring at a bag of shredded cheddar cheese like it held the answers to the … Read more