Dinner Recipes

There used to be this tiny Italian place on a side street in Portland called Marcello’s that made a salmon dish I still dream about. … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last Tuesday when a gust of wind carried the smell of something sweet and caramelized from … Read more

This was supposed to be a slow-simmered flank steak situation. I had the ginger, the garlic, the sesame oil all lined up on the counter … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from a plumber, but there I was, standing in my kitchen with a dripping pipe and an earful about dinner. … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last October when a chill wind kicked up and carried the scent of damp leaves and … Read more

Honestly, the first time I made this creamy roasted butternut squash soup with crispy sage, it was born out of pure desperation. I’d just gotten … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the crockpot and call it a day. I was mid-explanation about layering flavors and the … Read more

I was at my local library’s annual book sale, elbow-deep in a bin of stained cookbooks priced at fifty cents each, when the woman next … Read more

My husband claimed he hated peaches for thirty-two years. Thirty-two years of watching me eat them over the sink in August, juice running down my … Read more

There used to be a tiny, unassuming taqueria on a dusty corner in Silver City, New Mexico, that made the most unforgettable Hatch green chile … Read more