Dinner Recipes

The slick, velvety coating on every single piece of pasta — that’s what I was after. Not the garlic hitting the oil, not the sun-dried … Read more

I had a half-roasted turkey breast in the fridge, a box of stuffing I bought on a whim, and absolutely no plan for either of … Read more

By the fourth time I made sweet potato casserole in one week, I had finally stopped burning my fingertips on the pecan crumble. That first … Read more

Late October dusk, and the kitchen counters are sticky with squash seeds. I had bought the butternut squash on a whim at the farmers market … Read more

The empty skillet sat on the stovetop, and my husband—who never comments on dinner—said, “Can you make that again next week?” That was it. No … Read more

I figured stuffed squash was one of those dishes that looked beautiful on a magazine cover but probably tasted like… well, squash pretending to be … Read more

Third time in two weeks I made this pumpkin black bean chili, and it finally clicked why I couldn’t stop. The first batch was good—hearty, … Read more

The broth had that particular sheen—tiny, happy droplets of rendered sausage fat swirling in a milky, savory base, and I knew I had nailed it. … Read more

I burned this soup three times before I figured out what I was doing wrong. Not burned the pot, burned the vegetables—turned them into sad, … Read more

Ground beef sizzling in the pot while I frantically searched the pantry for a second can of cream of mushroom soup—that’s how this whole thing … Read more