Dinner Recipes

My brother claimed he hated chicken and rice for twenty-seven years. Twenty-seven years of pushing it around his plate at family dinners, of politely declining … Read more

This was supposed to be a whole different dinner. I had this grand plan for a pan-seared salmon with a fancy beurre blanc sauce—the kind … Read more

The Friendsgiving potluck was in six hours and I was staring down a sad, defrosting 6-pound turkey breast in my sink. Everyone else had signed … Read more

This isn’t just another salmon recipe. Honestly, it’s the one that actually works on a Tuesday night when you’re staring at the fridge wondering what’s … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store aisle last November, staring at a bag of marshmallows, when the smell hit me. Not the marshmallows themselves … Read more

I burned this Easy One Pan Cheesy Ground Beef Rice three times before I figured out what I was doing wrong. Not burned in the … Read more

I swore I wasn’t a squash person. For years, I said it with the kind of certainty that only someone who’s never actually tried something … Read more

I was trying to make a lasagna. A proper one, with layers of noodles and ricotta and that gorgeous browned cheese on top. But somewhere … Read more

I want crispy skin. Not the flabby, rubbery kind that slides off the chicken and sits there looking sad. I want it so brittle that … Read more

Maya wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday to borrow a slow cooker for a recipe testing thing … Read more