Dinner Recipes

“Can we just have that cheesy turkey thing again?” My sister didn’t even look up from her phone when she said it. We were sprawled … Read more

I did not trust sweet potatoes in a savory skillet. For years, they were a holiday side dish, drowned in marshmallows and brown sugar, or … Read more

The first time I made this, I was staring at four sad-looking chicken breasts in my fridge, knowing they were destined for a dry, boring … Read more

I need dinner on the table in thirty minutes and I am not washing more than one pan. That is the thought running through my … Read more

My neighbor, a retired firefighter named Chuck who grows his own habaneros and judges barbecue competitions on weekends, took one look at the pork shoulder … Read more

I roasted butternut squash for ten years before I realized I’d been doing it all wrong. Not wrong enough to ruin dinner, but wrong enough … Read more

The tacky, caramelized sheen catching the kitchen light—that’s what I was after. Not the ham itself, honestly. I’d spent years making holiday hams that were … Read more

Okay, I want mummy stuffed peppers. Not just any stuffed peppers—I want the ones that look like little bandaged zombies sitting in a pool of … Read more

I burned the grilled cheese croutons the first three times I tried this recipe. Not a little brown around the edges — I mean blackened, … Read more

Pulled a sheet pan of blistered cherry tomatoes out of the oven and just stood there, staring at them. The kitchen smelled like summer caught … Read more