Dinner Recipes

Thanksgiving dinner was in 24 hours and I’d completely forgotten I volunteered to bring the main dish. Not the stuffing, not the cranberry sauce—the turkey. … Read more

My neighbor Rosa watched me hauling groceries up the stairs on a particularly miserable Tuesday. It was raining sideways, my paper bag had just split, … Read more

My dad swore he hated stuffing for thirty-seven years. Not just disliked it, mind you—he’d push it around his plate like a kid forced to … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my plumber, but there I was, standing in my kitchen while he fixed a leaky faucet, listening to him … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder, and the smell of honey and something almost floral hit me … Read more

My brother claimed to hate squash for twenty-seven years. Twenty-seven. He’d push it around his plate at Thanksgiving, hide it in his napkin, mutter something … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I had a very specific craving for something sweet, savory, and deeply nutty. I … Read more

My sister’s annual holiday brunch was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring the main dish. Everyone else would be … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last November, staring at a bag of pre-cubed butternut squash, when the smell hit me. Not a … Read more

My younger brother asked why I couldn’t just cook the rice right in the skillet with everything else. He was maybe fourteen at the time, … Read more