Dinner Recipes

It was 10:47 PM on a very ordinary Tuesday, and I had a very specific craving for something warm, cheesy, and deeply comforting. I didn’t … Read more

The neighborhood cookie swap was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s secret recipes, those elaborate seven-layer bars … Read more

This was supposed to be a completely different side dish. I had this grand vision for a roasted green bean salad with lemon vinaigrette and … Read more

My neighbor Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to return her measuring cup—the one I’d borrowed three weeks earlier and kept forgetting … Read more

There used to be a little diner off Highway 61 in Missouri called Millie’s Place that made a corn casserole that ruined me for all … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Thursday in late October, and I had a ridiculous, almost embarrassing craving for sweet potato casserole. Not the … Read more

The church potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their signature dishes—Aunt Betty’s famous seven-layer dip, Mrs. Patterson’s … Read more

Linda wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her house that Tuesday to pick up a book I’d lent her—some novel I’d forgotten about … Read more

I was standing in the freezer aisle at the grocery store last Tuesday when a cold gust from the open door hit me—and suddenly I … Read more

There used to be this tiny farm-to-table spot tucked behind a bookstore in Woodstock called The Gathered Table that made a butternut squash soup so … Read more