Three go-to dinner recipes, a great sourdough spaghetti, and dahlias gone wild

Plus, let's do a recipe exchange and an ice cream poll

It’s full on dark outside as I type this; I can hear Tim and Alex watching their new favorite show in the next room. The windows are still cracked from this afternoon’s heat, but the air is now cool and crisp. The crickets and insects are settling into the night, and the familiar rumble of our neighbor’s tractor lets me know the cows have been fed. I made turkey meatballs for dinner with Rao’s sauce and new-to-us Bionaturae sourdough pasta (delicious!). A few nights back, I made turkey chili for dinner from a recipe I know by heart, the kind of back-to-school standby that makes enough to eat in the moment but also enough to freeze for those exhausted nights to come, when Tim and I look at each other with glazed eyes when the question of “What’s for dinner?” comes up. A group chat of college pals reliably swaps go-to recipes, including the turkey chili below and this black bean and sweet potato chili. If you want to link yours in the comments, then we’ll be a resource to each other. …