Dinner Recipes

I was digging through the back of my pantry last Tuesday, looking for a can of black beans I knew was hiding somewhere, when the … Read more

The potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. My phone buzzed with a reminder from my friend Jenna — “Don’t forget the main … Read more

My brother-in-law, Mark, claimed he hated salmon for fifteen years. Fifteen years. He’d make a face at holiday dinners, push the platter away, and mutter … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to be hungry. I had eaten a perfectly decent dinner three hours prior. But then, the house went quiet, the rain started … Read more

Mark wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by his apartment to help him move a heavy bookshelf and the smell of garlic hit me … Read more

There used to be a tiny, windowless diner tucked between a dry cleaner and a laundromat on Elm Street that made lasagna soup. When they … Read more

I was standing in line at a cramped hardware store in Portland, Oregon, last November when the automatic doors hissed open and a gust of … Read more

I had claimed to hate white chicken chili for about five years. Maybe six. Long enough that it became a personality trait, honestly—the kind of … Read more

The first time I made this loaded baked potato soup, it was a total accident. I had planned to make stuffed potatoes for a Sunday … Read more

“Why don’t you just boil them first, then pan-fry them?” my college roommate, Sarah, asked, leaning against my cramped apartment kitchen counter. I was holding … Read more