Dinner Recipes

“Wait, is that saffron?” my roommate asked, sniffing the warm kitchen air with curiosity. I had just pulled my first attempt at Persian Jeweled Rice, … Read more

“You’re telling me it’s just lamb and bulgur?” my friend asked skeptically as I passed her a warm, golden kibbeh patty fresh from the oven. … Read more

Introduction “Hey, can you believe this came out of a lazy Sunday afternoon?” my friend texted me, almost in disbelief. I had tossed together this … Read more

“Honestly, I didn’t mean to fall for japchae at first. One evening, after an exhausting day juggling work and a thousand little things, I just … Read more

“You really think green curry is too complicated for a weeknight?” That’s what my friend joked the first time I mentioned making Thai green curry … Read more

“You seriously don’t need to complicate dinner,” my coworker said out of the blue one afternoon, sliding a tupperware container across the break room table. … Read more

“You gotta try this spicy pork,” my friend texted me one chaotic Thursday evening while I was juggling dinner plans and a mountain of laundry. … Read more

“You’ve got to try this,” a friend texted me last summer, right when my grill was begging for some action. Honestly, I was skeptical at … Read more

“Hey, you’re not going to believe this, but I just threw together pork skewers using whatever I had in the fridge, and they turned out … Read more

“You’ve got to try this mojo pork,” my coworker said, sliding a foil-wrapped package across the lunch table. I was skeptical — a Cuban-inspired grilled … Read more