Dinner Recipes

I burned the first batch of pulled pork I ever made for a Labor Day party. Not a little charred—I mean, blackened, smoky-in-a-bad-way, scrape-it-off-the-bottom-of-the-pot ruined. … Read more

The way the bacon shatters. That’s the detail I couldn’t stop thinking about the first time I made this loaded baked potato salad for a … Read more

The dinner party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring the main course. Everyone else would be showing up … Read more

I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, staring at a half-empty box of rice and a pound of ground beef that needed to be … Read more

I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but let’s be honest—we all have that one dish that makes everything else feel like a warm-up … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a drizzly Thursday in late October, and I had a specific, almost unreasonable craving for something warm, creamy, and deeply … Read more

I was standing in my neighbor Carol’s driveway last Tuesday, helping her unload groceries, when the smell hit me. She’d picked up a bag of … Read more

There used to be a little farm-to-table place in upstate New York called The Gilded Turnip that made a sweet potato casserole that ruined me … Read more

My neighbor Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—mine had mysteriously vanished after a garage sale—and the smell hit … Read more

I had absolutely no intention of making Halloween-themed mac and cheese. It was the Tuesday before Halloween, and my plan was simple—a quick, no-fuss dinner … Read more