Dinner Recipes

The office potluck was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just forgotten—I’d actively ignored the email chain for two weeks, assuming someone else … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Thursday last October, and I was standing in front of my open fridge with a serious craving for … Read more

My brother-in-law, Mark, had a very public, very long-standing hatred for chicken breast. For years, he’d push it around his plate, muttering about dry, flavorless … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of my local grocery store last Tuesday when the smell hit me—not from the store, but from … Read more

The neighborhood chili cook-off was in four hours and I had completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I was standing in my kitchen at 3 PM … Read more

This was supposed to be fish stew. I had the cod thawing on the counter, the potatoes peeled, and I was feeling pretty good about … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder for a lightbulb situation, and the smell hit me before I … Read more

This was supposed to be a full Thanksgiving dinner. I had the whole spread planned in my head—mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, the works. But … Read more

The school Harvest Festival was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten the potluck sign-up. Everyone else would be bringing those Pinterest-perfect caramel apple cheesecake … Read more

My neighbor, an older man named Leo who keeps to himself mostly, watched me hauling groceries up the porch steps last November. I was juggling … Read more