Dinner Recipes

This was supposed to be a simple weeknight dinner. I had a bag of acorn squash sitting on the counter, some ground sausage in the … Read more

My neighbor Jenna wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a lug wrench after my car battery died, and this smell—this deep, … Read more

I was standing in the middle of the grocery store aisle last September when it hit me. Not a smell, exactly — more like a … Read more

I was unloading groceries last Tuesday when a sweet, slightly charred smell drifted over from my neighbor’s open kitchen window. It hit me like a … Read more

This was supposed to be a proper beef and broccoli stir-fry. You know the kind—flank steak sliced paper-thin against the grain, a screaming hot wok, … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last November, staring at a stack of those pre-brined, plastic-wrapped turkey breasts, when the smell hit me. … Read more

I wasn’t trying to impress anyone. Honestly, I’d stopped by my neighbor Klaus’s house on a rainy Tuesday to borrow a lug wrench—my car was … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple pulled pork sandwich—the kind you throw together for a game day spread without thinking twice. I had the … Read more

I was at my neighbor Maria’s house last fall, helping her haul in bags of soil for her raised garden beds. We were both a … Read more

My neighbor Sarah wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a cup of sugar—how cliché, I know—and the smell hit me before … Read more