Dinner Recipes

This was supposed to be chili. Plain and simple, my standard chili recipe that I’d made a hundred times before. But somewhere between the grocery … Read more

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

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a very specific craving for fried chicken. I didn’t have a deep fryer, but … Read more

My neighbor, a retired truck driver named Frank, asked me why I couldn’t just dump everything in one pot and call it a day. I … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at our local grocery store last Tuesday, holding a bag of russets and feeling completely uninspired, when the … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Thursday in early March, and I had the most absurd craving for chili. Not just any chili—I wanted … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last Tuesday, fumbling for my keys, when the strangest thing happened. A woman walked by carrying … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday in late October, and I was staring into the fridge like it owed me money. The craving … Read more

The neighborhood progressive dinner was in three days and I’d completely forgotten I signed up for the main course. Everyone else would be bringing their … Read more

I was hunched over my laptop last Tuesday, trying to get through a mountain of editing work, when the smell hit me. Not from my … Read more