Dinner Recipes

I was standing in line at the post office last November—honestly, the longest line of my life—when the woman ahead of me, clutching a stack … Read more

This was supposed to be a roasted butternut squash soup. I had the squash cubed, the onions diced, the stock simmering on the stove. But … Read more

There used to be a tiny café tucked behind a used bookstore in Portland that made the most incredible butternut squash mac and cheese. When … Read more

I had refused to make lasagna soup for years. Three whole years, actually. Every time the recipe would pop up on my feed or a … Read more

My brother asked why I couldn’t just leave the skin on the squash. I was in the middle of a very important cooking demonstration—for an … Read more

Maggie wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place to grab a cookbook she’d promised to lend me, and the smell hit me … Read more

There used to be this tiny taqueria on the corner of 7th and Oak that made a white chicken chili so good it ruined all … Read more

The fall festival potluck was in six hours and I’d completely spaced it. My neighbor Karen had been talking about her grandmother’s braised short ribs … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store—of all places—buying a new lightbulb for the bathroom, when the woman behind me started … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had that specific, gnawing craving for something hearty and cheesy. I didn’t have the energy … Read more