Dinner Recipes

My accountant, Mr. Henderson, is the last person I’d expect to give me a recipe. I mean, the man wears the same gray cardigan every … Read more

My brother-in-law, Mark, had claimed to hate butternut squash for as long as I’d known him. A solid decade. He’d make a face at Thanksgiving … Read more

The first time I made this gravy, I was testing it for Thanksgiving and honestly didn’t expect much. Brown butter sounded fancy, sure, but I … Read more

Late November, just after the last of the afternoon light has slipped away, and the only thing I want is a quiet roast turkey that … Read more

Last October, I was at the grocery store with my youngest, who was going through a phase where everything was “gross” unless it came in … Read more

Late September, and the only thing I want is a plate of these sausage and pretzel bites. The air outside has that specific coolness that … Read more

My neighbor Dave wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a lawnmower—mine had given up the ghost mid-August—and this smell hit me … Read more

The neighborhood Oktoberfest potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate German dishes that take all day—homemade … Read more

Bursting through the kitchen door with a grocery bag that was definitely leaking something onto my jeans when I realized I had completely forgotten to … Read more

That first whiff of sage and pork sizzling in a hot pan—the kind that drifts from the kitchen and wraps around you before you even … Read more