Dinner Recipes

My brother asked why I couldn’t just skip the marinating step and cook the salmon in the butter the whole time. I started to explain … Read more

There used to be a tiny Italian place tucked between a laundromat and a dusty thrift shop on the corner of Elm and 4th that … Read more

This was supposed to be a quick marinara for a Tuesday night. I had the canned tomatoes ready, the garlic minced, and that slightly smug … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a laundromat in Portland’s southeast district that made the most incredible focaccia. I’m talking about the … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from a plumber, but there I was, standing in my kitchen with water pooling around my ankles, listening to Frank … Read more

My neighbor, a retired mechanic named Gus, watched me hauling groceries up the porch steps one chilly Tuesday. He didn’t say anything at first. Then … Read more

My friend Rachel asked me why I couldn’t just throw the kale in at the end with the cream. I was mid-sentence, explaining the importance … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a particularly glum Tuesday, and a specific, almost aggressive craving for a grilled cheese sandwich hit me. Not just any … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from the guy who fixes my furnace, but there I was, standing in my basement last November, listening to him … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Wednesday, and I was staring into the fridge with the kind of tired that makes decisions feel impossible. … Read more