Dinner Recipes

That sharp, tangy scent of fermenting cabbage — the kind that clings to your sweater and lingers in your hair long after you’ve left the … Read more

My German grandmother, Nonna Helga, stared at me like I’d just suggested putting ketchup on a gourmet steak. It was 1998, and I was trying … Read more

I burned the garlic the first three times I tried making this quick garlic butter shrimp pasta. Not a little toasty, either—I mean blackened, bitter, … Read more

My husband looked at the pile of dishes—the cutting board, the little bowl of soy sauce, the sticky spatula—and said, “Can you make a dinner … Read more

I had been looking for a chicken thigh recipe that actually delivered on the crispy skin promise without a deep fryer or a half-hour of … Read more

I did not trust bourbon in a sweet potato dish. Not one bit. It felt like one of those trendy additions that would overpower everything, … Read more

The casserole dish came back to the kitchen with nothing but a smear of cream clinging to the edges. My aunt held it up, almost … Read more

“So… are these like, muffins, or are they stuffing?” my brother-in-law asked, squinting at the pan coming out of the oven. He had one eyebrow … Read more

I had been looking for a squash side dish that actually tasted like something special without needing a glaze drowning in maple syrup or brown … Read more

Staring into the fridge at a leftover rotisserie chicken and a single acorn squash that had been rolling around in the vegetable drawer for way … Read more