Archive - The Dinner Plan

My 3 rules of holiday appetizers

You are going to feed everyone dinner. Probably a lot of dinner. So you don’t need to cover a door-sized table with pre-dinner snacks.

Nov 16 •

You Need Toni Chapman’s Honey-Butter Cornbread Recipe

Plus, a mindset shift as we move into hosting season, and a mini gift guide.

Nov 14 •

Maddy DeVita’s Hosting Secrets

Get the private chef’s advice for Thanksgiving—and all the other dinners.

Nov 10 •

Your mashed potatoes are missing something

Elyse Inamine and Jessie YuChen’s new book explains why you’ll want to use the iconic Japanese mayo for better meatballs, crispy chicken wings and tofu…

Nov 7 •

Cozy Soups and Pantry Favorites With Clare de Boer and Jess Shadbolt of King

Here’s the soup that’s gonna get us through the winter.

Nov 3 •

A new bonkers pantry giveaway, plus baking gear, cookbooks, and more...

Prizes for breakfast lovers, bakers, and dessert-makers.

Nov 1 •

October 2025

Cooking the South With Michael W. Twitty

Plus, soothing chicken and dumplings for dinner this week.

Oct 27 •

Delightful Kitchen-Counter Cakes With Dorie Greenspan

This remarkably flexible fall cake is perfect for casual mid-day nibbling.

Oct 24 •

How Joe Sasto Breaks the Rules of Pasta

The chef is always playing with nostalgia, and going for full flavor.

Oct 20 •

99 Dinner Ideas You Didn't Have to Think Of

Let my actual dinners inspire yours.

Oct 15 •

Joanne Lee Molinaro Cooks Her Way to Calm

Plus: Crispy kimchi fried rice waffles and a quick broccoli pasta to make for dinner this week.

Oct 13 •

How This Malaysian Chef Does the Weeknight Dinner Juggle

Mandy Yin’s new book, Simply Malaysian, is full of recipes I want to make right now.

Oct 10 •

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