Category Dinner

My oven runs out of room every single Thanksgiving. Turkey’s in, the sweet potatoes need their spot, and there’s always a scramble for where the stuffing casserole goes. A few…

The day after Thanksgiving, my fridge looks like a crime scene. Foil-wrapped everything, a turkey carcass taking up half a shelf, and containers I can’t identify without opening them. This…

I made this the week my oven decided broiling meant “gently warm,” and I still couldn’t get people to stop eating it straight out of the dish with a spoon.…

I started making this corn casserole on a night I had exactly four ingredients I trusted and a bag of frozen corn I needed to use before it got freezer…

I roast the wings the same weekend every year — the week before Thanksgiving, because gravy is the one thing on that table I refuse to rush. Once you roast…

Turkey breast has a reputation problem. Cook it in the oven a little too long and it dries out fast, especially the white meat, and there’s no gravy boat big…

I’d made dinner rolls plenty of times before this one, and they were fine. Fine isn’t the goal when honey butter is involved. The tangzhong step is the difference —…

I used to buy the boxed stuff every November because homemade stuffing sounded like a whole production. It isn’t. It’s bread, butter, a few vegetables, and enough patience to let…

I made this the first time because I had ground chicken thawed and no plan for it, plus half a jar of spaghetti sauce sitting in the fridge door threatening…

I used to be a canned cranberry sauce person. Not proud of it, but there it is — the can, the ridges, the slightly ominous jiggle. Then one year I…