Dinner Recipes

I was digging through the back of my spice cabinet last Tuesday, looking for a jar of smoked paprika I knew I had bought, when … Read more

My neighbor, a woman named Carol who grows the most ridiculous tomatoes in her backyard every summer, had a long-held position on soup. She swore … Read more

My nephew asked why I couldn’t just use a packet of ranch seasoning and call it a day. I had a whole speech ready about … Read more

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

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from our accountant, but there I was, sitting in his slightly messy office while he filed my taxes, listening to … Read more

My roommate Sarah asked why I couldn’t just cook the rice right in the same pan as the beef. I started to explain why that … Read more

The neighborhood potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate slow-cooker things they’d prepped since Tuesday or … Read more

There used to be this tiny Italian place tucked away on a side street in Portland called “Luigi’s Little Kitchen.” It wasn’t fancy—plastic tablecloths, wobbly … Read more

I was supposed to be making a completely different dinner that Tuesday night. The plan was a classic turkey chili—you know, the kind with the … Read more

I was elbow-deep in suds at my kitchen sink last November, scrubbing a casserole dish that had seen better days, when my next-door neighbor, a … Read more