Dinner Recipes

Introduction My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just boil the sweet potatoes instead of roasting them for my famous casserole. I started to explain … Read more

The church potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-day dishes—the kind with fancy reductions and … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple honey-glazed carrot situation. I had the carrots washed, the honey measured, and a nice little plan for a … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to be there for the cornbread dressing. I’d stopped by my neighbor Miss Clara’s house on a random Thursday afternoon to return … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple sheet pan dinner. I had grabbed acorn squash at the market because it looked pretty—let’s be honest, that’s … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle at the grocery store last November, staring at a twelve-pound turkey like it was a personal challenge … Read more

The neighborhood potluck was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just forgotten—I’d blocked it out. My calendar had sent me three reminders and … Read more

There used to be a tiny French bistro tucked on a side street in Portland called Le P’tit Coin that made a butternut squash soup … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of our local grocery store last November when the smell of someone’s slow-roasting pot roast drifted over … Read more

The neighborhood chili cook-off was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their secret-ingredient, slow-simmered-all-day, probably-winning recipes. I had a … Read more