Dinner Recipes

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine—her name is Marge, and she grows the most ridiculous sage bushes I’ve ever seen—watched me … Read more

There used to be a tiny Polish diner on the corner of Belmont and Sheffield in Chicago called Babcia’s Table that made the most incredible … Read more

My neighbor Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon, and the smell hit me … Read more

The community potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. I was staring into my fridge like it held the answers to the universe, … Read more

This was supposed to be a stovetop mac and cheese. A quick, no-fuss, one-pot situation for a Tuesday night when I was already running late. … Read more

Marta wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off her mail—she’d been on vacation and it was piling up—and the smell of … Read more

There used to be this little diner off Highway 29 called The Rusty Spoon that made a sweet corn casserole I still dream about. When … Read more

My neighbor Jen asked why I couldn’t just use fresh green beans instead of canned. I was in the middle of prepping for our annual … Read more

It was 11:17 PM on a drizzly Wednesday in October, and I had an absurd, unshakable craving for sweet potatoes. Not the roasted kind, not … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in late October, and I had a sudden, almost desperate craving for Thanksgiving dinner. Not the whole … Read more