Dinner Recipes

My neighbor Karen wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to return her garden shears — honestly, I’d borrowed them three weeks earlier and … Read more

There used to be a tiny diner off Highway 17, a place called The Rusty Spoon, that made a soup so good it felt like … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, and the smell hit … Read more

My neighbor, an older Italian woman named Rosa, watched me wrestling with a sticky, uncooperative dough on my patio table last spring. She didn’t say … Read more

There used to be this tiny spot tucked away on a side street in Charleston called The Gilded Lemon that made a creamy lemon orzo … Read more

The smell hit me before I even got the front door open. I’d stopped by my neighbor Carla’s house to grab a book she’d promised … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to be paying attention to the food. I’d stopped by my neighbor Jen’s house on a random Tuesday afternoon to grab a … Read more

My husband had sworn off breaded chicken for years. A decade, actually. He’d order grilled chicken at restaurants, push the breaded cutlets aside at family … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just throw everything in the dish the night before and bake it in the morning. I started to explain … Read more

The church potluck was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their signature dishes—Margaret’s famous baked ziti, Linda’s seven-layer dip … Read more