Dinner Recipes

I was standing in the grocery aisle last Tuesday, staring at a box of lasagna noodles like they held the secrets to the universe. My … Read more

The Friendsgiving was in 48 hours and I’d completely forgotten I’d signed up for the main dish. Not the chips and dip, not the store-bought … Read more

There used to be a tiny, no-sign place off Highway 290 in Driftwood, Texas, that made a chili bowl so good it rearranged my understanding … Read more

I had claimed to hate white chicken chili for about seven years. Seven years of wrinkling my nose at the mention of it, seven years … Read more

I was at the community garden last spring, wrestling with a stubborn zucchini plant that had decided to grow sideways into the tomato patch. An … Read more

There used to be this tiny taqueria on a corner in Austin, Texas—La Paloma, it was called—that made chicken fajitas so good they’d make you … Read more

I was sitting in the waiting room of my auto mechanic’s shop last November, trying not to breathe in the smell of old oil and … Read more

I was at the community garden last October, up to my elbows in dirt, trying to figure out what to do with the mountain of … Read more

I used to think grain bowls were just sad desk lunches. You know the ones—cold quinoa, mealy roasted vegetables, a drizzle of something that claims … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark had claimed for years that he hated soup. “Soup’s not a meal,” he’d announce at every family dinner, crossing his arms like … Read more