Dinner Recipes

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a tube of caulk—don’t ask—and this smell hit me before I even … Read more

My neighbor Jan watched me fumbling with a grocery bag in the hallway last fall, eggs and sausage links threatening to spill everywhere. She didn’t … Read more

I was elbow-deep in tax receipts—a truly miserable Tuesday afternoon—when my accountant, a man named Harold who I’d only ever seen in short-sleeved button-downs, started … Read more

My neighbor, a first-generation Italian-American named Mrs. Gallo, watched me struggling with a bag of wilting sage from my garden one chilly October afternoon. She … Read more

I was walking through the farmers market last October when a vendor fired up a portable burner and started browning butter with fresh sage. The … Read more

There used to be a tiny, unassuming seafood place tucked away on a side street in Portland called The Salty Catch that made the most … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just throw everything in one pan and call it dinner. I was in the middle of explaining my elaborate … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a quiet Wednesday, and I had a very specific craving for something sweet, savory, and deeply roasted. I didn’t have … Read more

I was at the community garden last October, wrestling with a butternut squash that had absolutely no intention of being picked. The vine was wrapped … Read more

I was last fall, standing in the middle of a grocery store parking lot, when the smell of someone’s car air freshener—some weird apple-cinnamon thing—hit … Read more