A Dinner: A Love Story Table of Contents

All the bonus stuff, all in one place

It’s easy to lose track of all the newsletters coming at you twice a week from Dinner: A Love Story, so today I wanted to remind you that there’s a whole world of bonus content* in the archive — recipes, travel ideas, menu plans, behind-the-scenes intel — just waiting to be explored, listened to, baked, cooked, and poured over…whether you’re a new paid subscriber or an old one. So I put together a handy index to make your life a little easier, hopefully a little better.

Once again, thank you for keeping this boat afloat — it wouldn’t happen without your support.

(reminder: all bonus content below is available to paying subscribers only)

Seasonal Round-ups

Summer Grilling Recipes (above)
Summer Recipe Index (2023)
Spring Recipe Index (2024)
Fall Recipe Index (2023)
Fall Recipe Index (2022)

Weekly Menu Plans (with Shopping List)

I do at least one mostly-veg, mostly simple weekly dinner plan for each season, but here are the most relevant ones for you as of this late-August Friday:

Monday-to-Friday Meal Plan (above, Summer 2023)
A Week of All-in-Ones (no Side Dishes) (Summer 2024)
A Week of Easy Fall Dinners (that’s the sandwich shown way up top)
A Week of Simple Summer Dinners (Summer 2022)
Monday-to-Friday Meal Plan (Fall 2023)
Warm-Your-Bones Meal Plan (Late Fall 2022)
Monday-to-Friday Meal Plan (Fall 2022)
Monday-to-Friday Meal Plan (Fall 2021)

Bonus Recipes

Five Treats You Can Bake Without Shopping First (above)
Birthday Cakes Through the Years
A Fresh Eggplant Parm for Summer
The Best Batched Cocktails
My Big Giant Reset Dinner Salad
Shepherd’s Pie, Hold the Meat
Cream Cheese and Rhubarb Swirl Muffins
Readers Share Their Best Apple Recipes
General Tso’s Tofu
Migas Tacos
Green Enchiladas with Tomatillo Sauce
Chickpea Mac and Cheese with Chopped Tomato Salad

Complete Menus for Having People Over (Plus Shopping Lists)

A Low-Key Meal for Friends (above)
The Case for Sunday Dinner
A Please-Everyone Dinner Party
One Menu Fits All: A Vegetarian Feast

Travel (aka Vacation Highlight Reels)

Vermont
The Berkshires
Lisbon, Portugal
Oxford, England
London
Sicily
Midcoast Maine
Kiawah Island, SC (above)
Five New Yorkers Share Their Ideal New York Day

Behind-the-Scenes

Eight Things I Love About My NYC Kitchen (including my cookbook shelf, above)
Book Talk with Sandwich author, Catherine Newman (recording)
My Top 5 Rules for Newsletter Writing
My Thoughts on Moving From the Suburbs to the City as an Empty Nester
Ask Me Anything, July 2024 Edition
Ask Me Anything, Fall 2023 Edition
Five New Yorkers Share Their Ideal New York Day
A Podcast Inteview with Cup of Jo’s Joanna Goddard
Behind-the-Scenes at My Cookbook Shoot
Milestone Family Dinners Through the Years

P.S. I haven’t forgotten about the Recipe Contest! I have my winner, but the one I chose was very autumn-forward, so I’m just waiting for the right moment. Stay tuned. 💚

Thanks as always for your support!
Jenny