Dinner Recipes

I mean, really. You lift the lid and there it is: each grain plump and glossy, stained a pale gold from the broth and the … Read more

The first acorn squash I ever stuffed came out looking like a sad, watery boat. I’d been so focused on making it healthy that I … Read more

Late October, and the fog hasn’t lifted by eleven. The kitchen is cold, the countertops feel damp, and the only thing I want is this … Read more

My sister did not trust butternut squash in a hot oven. She said it always came out mushy, like baby food pretending to be a … Read more

My friend Jenna texted me a photo of her pumpkin focaccia last October, and I typed back, “That looks pretty, but does it actually taste … Read more

The last leaf had finally dropped from the maple outside my kitchen window, and the November chill was creeping through the cracks in the old … Read more

I figured searing pork chops and then braising them in apple cider would be a two-step process that required a dutch oven and a lot … Read more

Dumping a whole bag of frozen butternut squash cubes into a pot at 5:47 PM on a Tuesday—that’s where this soup started. I had a … Read more

I figured bacon and corn on the cob would be a natural pairing—two things I already loved, just combined. It took about ten minutes of … Read more

Third time this week and I still can’t figure out why the skin crisps up differently on the left side of the pan than the … Read more