Dinner Recipes

I was standing in the produce aisle last Tuesday, staring at a pile of acorn squash like they held the answers to the universe. The … Read more

There used to be a tiny farm-to-table place tucked away on a gravel road just outside of Asheville called The Gilded Beet. It wasn’t fancy—mismatched … Read more

Marta wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a casserole dish she’d lent me and the smell of something warm and … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a very ordinary Tuesday, and I was hit with a craving for Thanksgiving dinner. Not the whole production, you understand—just … Read more

Maggie wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a rainy Tuesday to pick up a book I’d lent her—a totally mundane … Read more

The neighborhood chili cook-off was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s secret recipes, slow-simmered for days with … Read more

My neighbor Karen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow an egg for a cake I was messing up, and this smell—this … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple weeknight sausage and peppers thing. You know the one—throw some bell peppers and onions in a pan, brown … Read more

I swore I didn’t need another fajita recipe in my life. For years, I was a stovetop purist, convinced that the only way to get … Read more

My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just throw the pork shoulder in the slow cooker with a can of soda and call it a … Read more