Dinner Recipes

My neighbor Kelly wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a lug wrench—don’t ask—and this smell hit me before I even got … Read more

There used to be a tiny, wood-paneled diner off Highway 61 called The Rusty Spoon that made a baked potato soup so thick and smoky … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark swore he hated sweet potato casserole for twenty years. Twenty years. He’d push the dish away at every Thanksgiving, grab extra rolls … Read more

There used to be a tiny French bistro on the corner of Elm and 5th in my old neighborhood that made the most incredible roast … Read more

I was supposed to be making enchiladas. I had the tortillas, the sauce, the whole plan laid out in my head while I stood in … Read more

I wasn’t expecting to find my new holiday secret weapon at a hardware store, but there I was, buying a snow shovel in late November … Read more

There used to be a tiny German butcher shop tucked into a strip mall off the main highway, the kind of place with sawdust on … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple pasta salad. You know, the kind you throw together with whatever’s in the fridge and hope for the … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just throw the salmon in the oven with butter and lemon and call it a day. I started to … Read more

My neighbor Carol had been avoiding pumpkin chili for years. “It sounds weird,” she’d say every fall when I’d mention making a batch. “Pumpkin belongs … Read more