Dinner Recipes

I was getting my car’s oil changed last fall—a Tuesday, I think, because the waiting room had that quiet mid-week slump—when the mechanic, a guy … Read more

Introduction My neighbor swore she hated chicken breasts. For years. “They’re dry,” she’d say, wrinkling her nose. “Boring. No matter what I do.” She’d lean … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just throw the salmon and sauce in a foil packet and bake it. I started to explain why that … Read more

Monday night was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten it was my turn to bring dinner to our weekly neighborhood board game gathering. Everyone … Read more

This was supposed to be fish stew. I had it all planned out—a light, brothy thing with chunks of cod and a splash of white … Read more

Last Tuesday, I was standing in the parking lot of my local grocery store, fumbling for my keys, when the smell of garlic and butter … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to return her tupperware—the one she’d sent me home with after a community potluck—and the … Read more

This was supposed to be a whole roasted chicken. I had the lemon, the garlic, the little bundle of thyme I’d bought specifically for the … Read more

Hand me that casserole dish,” my neighbor said, not even looking up from the stove. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder, and the smell … Read more

Mrs. Gable from the community garden watched me fumbling with a wobbly grocery bag one rainy Tuesday. She didn’t say anything at first, just shook … Read more