Dinner Recipes

“I wasn’t planning on cooking dinner that night,” I admit, “but then my phone died, and the grocery store was closing in ten minutes.” I … Read more

“You really think kielbasa belongs just in a bun?” my friend Mark asked, eyeing the skewers sizzling on my backyard grill. It was a humid … Read more

“You sure you wanna try grilling shrimp on a whim?” my neighbor Mike asked, eyeing the heap of shrimp I’d just bought at the corner … Read more

“You’ve got to try my friend Marco’s flank steak,” someone said last summer, just as I was about to fire up the grill at a … Read more

Introduction “You’ve got to try this,” my neighbor shouted over the fence one summer evening, holding out a plate of what looked like perfectly charred … Read more

“The power went out halfway through dinner,” my friend Mark confessed the other night as we gathered around his kitchen island. I was halfway through … Read more

“The power went out halfway through my dinner party last spring,” I confessed to my friend last week, laughing at the chaos that unfolded that … Read more

“You know that moment when the power flickers and goes out just as you’re about to put the prime rib in the oven?” That was … Read more

Introduction “I wasn’t expecting a sandwich to steal the show at my friend’s Sunday brunch,” I confessed to my co-worker one Monday morning. It was … Read more

“You won’t believe how simple this is,” my neighbor Carlos said, holding up a blistered poblano pepper with a grin that was half mischief, half … Read more