Dinner Recipes

Mrs. Ginsburg watched me fumbling with the vegetable peeler in the community kitchen at our synagogue. She didn’t say anything at first. Then she gently … Read more

This was supposed to be a completely different dinner. I had planned a slow-simmered ground turkey chili with about fifteen ingredients, the kind that needs … Read more

Last Tuesday, I was standing in my kitchen staring at a package of pork chops I’d grabbed on a whim. Honestly, I had no plan. … Read more

My husband swore he didn’t like turkey breast. For years. Every Thanksgiving, he’d push the white meat around his plate, loading up on dark meat … Read more

Mark wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by his place to borrow a lawnmower—mine had finally given up after ten summers—and the smell hit … Read more

The power went out halfway through my Saturday morning grocery run at the bustling farmers market, and honestly, I was more annoyed than anything. But … Read more

The neighborhood block party was in less than two hours and I’d completely blanked on bringing something to share. Everyone else promised artisanal breads or … Read more

My neighbor, Carol, had insisted for years that she couldn’t stand tomato pie. Not just any tomato pie, mind you—she claimed the very idea of … Read more

Last summer, I was at a bustling flea market, the kind where you sift through dusty records and forgotten trinkets while the smell of street … Read more

“Hey, are you still making that pork chop recipe you mentioned last week?” my coworker texted me out of the blue one Friday afternoon. Honestly, … Read more