Dinner Recipes

I was digging through my freezer last Tuesday—looking for a bag of frozen peas, honestly—when a Ziploc bag of cranberries tumbled out and smacked me … Read more

The school bake sale was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. My son had reminded me three times. I’d nodded, said “got it, buddy,” … Read more

I was digging through a box of old vinyl records at a dusty flea market outside Nashville when the woman running the booth—a tiny lady … Read more

Maggie wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday to pick up a book I’d lent her months ago, … Read more

Let me tell you something funny. My brother-in-law Mark swore he hated chicken pot pie for fifteen years. Fifteen years! Every Thanksgiving, every family dinner, … Read more

Introduction It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was staring into the fridge like it held the answers to the universe. A … Read more

Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her farmhouse on a random Tuesday afternoon to pick up a wooden crate she said I … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of our local grocery store last November when the smell of someone’s roasted sage candle—or maybe it … Read more

I remember the day I finally got it right. My youngest was running through the kitchen, my oldest was complaining about the smell of roasting … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Thursday in early October, and I had a very specific, almost ridiculous craving. I wanted mac and cheese—the … Read more