Dinner Recipes

There used to be a tiny French bistro tucked on a side street in Portland called Le Petit Coin that made the most ridiculous roasted … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Tuesday. I’d stopped by to return her garden trowel and the smell hit me before … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle last November, staring at a box of mashed potatoes like it had personally offended me. The fluorescent … Read more

My neighbor, an older German fellow named Klaus, watched me struggling with a head of cabbage on my back porch one crisp October afternoon. He … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple roasted chicken dinner. I had the bird seasoned, the potatoes halved, and a beautiful butternut squash I planned … Read more

My neighbor, Carol, wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to borrow a cup of sugar—a cliché, I know—and the smell hit me before … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from a plumber, but there I was, knee-deep in a kitchen renovation, listening to Frank explain exactly how to make … Read more

I was at a hardware store buying a new paint scraper—honestly, a pretty boring Tuesday errand—when the woman behind me in line started talking about … Read more

There used to be a tiny diner off Highway 9, the kind with cracked vinyl booths and a jukebox that only played country songs from … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store aisle last Tuesday, staring at a jar of Alfredo sauce like it held the secrets to the universe, … Read more