Dinner Recipes

I had the audacity to claim, for years, that chili didn’t need beans and it certainly didn’t need pumpkin. Chili was a meat-and-tomato situation, a … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle at the grocery store last November, staring at a bag of pre-seasoned frozen squash cubes, when the … Read more

My husband claimed to hate stuffed peppers for fifteen years. Fifteen years of me making them for myself, eating them over the sink while he … Read more

This was supposed to be a sophisticated little appetizer for a grown-up Halloween party. I had visions of elegant puff pastry spirals filled with fancy … Read more

My neighborhood potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their signature dishes—Karen’s famous seven-layer dip that takes all … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last November, staring at a bag of pre-seasoned stuffing mix like it held the answers to dinner, … Read more

Prep time: 15 minutes | Cook time: 55 minutes | Servings: 8 Introduction My neighbor, a guy named Pete, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d … Read more

My neighbor asked why I couldn’t just roast the squash with the skin on. I was mid-sentence explaining why that would never work — something … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple roasted butternut squash soup. I had the squash cubed, the onions diced, and the stock simmering on the … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me eyeing her sweet potato harvest for a solid minute before she said anything. … Read more