Dinner Recipes

The farmer’s market was winding down, and I was packing up my canvas bags when I noticed the woman at the next stall just watching … Read more

I was walking through the farmers’ market last October — the last Saturday before the frost hit — when this funny-looking squash caught my eye. … Read more

The neighborhood potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I was standing in my kitchen at 4 PM on a … Read more

There used to be a tiny café, tucked between a used bookstore and a laundromat on Elm Street, that made the most incredible stuffed acorn … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple roasted chicken dinner. I had the bird, I had the root veggies, and I had this beautiful butternut … Read more

This was supposed to be a big, slow-simmered chili. The kind where you brown the meat in batches, toast whole dried chiles, and let it … Read more

Katie wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a Tuesday evening to drop off a book I’d borrowed, and this smell—this … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a very specific craving for that creamy, cheesy, broccoli-laden soup from Panera. You know … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, stuck in his office on a drizzly Tuesday, watching him eat lunch at … Read more

I was at the community garden last fall, elbow-deep in carrot tops, when Ms. Geraldine from the next plot over just shook her head at … Read more