Dinner Recipes

My husband looked at the halved butternut squash on the counter and said, “You’re going to stuff that thing, aren’t you?” He wasn’t wrong, but … Read more

That first crackling sound—the kind that makes you stop mid-sentence and just listen—still takes me straight to my grandmother’s kitchen on a cool November evening. … Read more

Third time this week I’d made the creamy one-pot chicken and wild rice soup, and this time I finally stopped stirring long enough to ask … Read more

Sunday evening, about 4:30 PM, when the kitchen light starts throwing that warm yellow glow against the darkening window. The air outside has that sharp, … Read more

For the longest time, I just accepted that butternut squash mac and cheese wasn’t going to taste like the real thing. You know the drill—watery … Read more

The way the brown butter clings to each piece of butternut squash—that glossy, speckled coating—is what I made this dish for. Everything else is secondary. … Read more

My husband took one bite of this brown butter honeynut squash with thyme, stopped chewing, and just stared at the plate for a solid five … Read more

I want something deeply savory, a little sweet, and completely satisfying—and I have a kabocha squash sitting on the counter that’s been staring at me … Read more

I want a burrito bowl right now. Not a maybe-one, not a let-me-think-about-it—a full-on, loaded, chicken-and-rice-and-beans situation. But here’s the problem: I have zero energy, … Read more

The farmer’s market had a mountain of butternut squash the second week of October, and I bought three of them without a plan. You know … Read more