Dinner Recipes

The school lunchbox. It’s a daily battlefield, isn’t it? You’re up against the clock, the cafeteria’s mystery meat, and the dreaded sandwich-sog factor. I remember … Read more

My neighbor Carol watched me one Tuesday afternoon as I wrestled with a bag of frozen bread dough on my kitchen counter. She didn’t say … Read more

This was supposed to be a fancy dinner party appetizer. I had this whole vision of perfectly arranged, golden-brown sliders on a platter, garnished with … Read more

Introduction “The sizzle when the ground turkey hits the skillet was the first thing that pulled me into Jen’s kitchen last Thursday evening. She wasn’t … Read more

The summer I decided to try something totally different, I was waiting in line at my local hardware store, of all places, when the quiet … Read more

There used to be a small Korean café tucked away on a quiet side street in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood that served the most unforgettable … Read more

Introduction The office potluck was in less than an hour and I’d forgotten to bring anything. Everyone else was showing up with these fancy, multi-step … Read more

Introduction The other day, I was waiting in line at my local grocery store—a small, bustling spot where the air always smells faintly of fresh … Read more

“The sizzle when the beef patties hit the griddle was impossible to ignore,” my neighbor called out casually from his porch as I arrived to … Read more

Introduction This was supposed to be a simple grilled chicken dinner. I grabbed the wrong lemon—one that was way more tart than usual—the skillet was … Read more