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Thursday Supper Club



As I’ve already written about this month, I’m obsessed with Samin Nosrat’s new cookbook. I love the recipes, but I also love the sections on “small good things,” which are very small things you can make to add extra deliciousness to a meal like whipped ricotta. As someone who is currently in a season where I have to make food for my family a lot, this feels doable and accessible. I like all the sauces recipes--they are easy to make in bulk and then add on to dishes to add more flavor to dishes than my children prefer.

However, my favorite section of the book is where she writes about her routine of having a Monday dinner night with friends. Every week she and her friends gather for dinner at the same house. People swap cooking responsibilities and chip in, but it happens almost every week. Joel and I were immediately drawn to the idea. We already enjoy having people over for dinner, and we both like cooking and food. A few days later we had our friend over for dinner. I told her about the cookbook and the Monday night dinner ritual, and she said, “that sounds fun, we should do it.”

And so, we are. We just started the ritual like a month ago and there is at least one Thursday a month that doesn’t work with a scheduling conflict. But even having her come over 2-3 times a month is kind of magical. My kids are way more comfortable with her when they see her regularly, and they get to have love and attention from an unrelated adult. Joel and I get to see her and connect with a friend more often.

I love that the Thursday Supper Club blends both routine and novelty. It is a routine in that it’s something we don’t really have to plan, and it’s a standing date. It’s novel in that it feels fun and different to have another person join our family dinner for the night. We are more likely to make interesting recipes or try new things when we are cooking on Thursday than other nights.

Life happens, and this ritual may not stay the same forever, but right now it’s working for us. Have you ever had a standing dinner date with friends, or a group that meets together regularly like this?
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  1. SanNovember 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM

    I love Samin! I've been obsessed with her since "Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat" and I have to get her new cookbook (that she never wanted to write because she hates recipes! Did you hear her interview on NPR? :)) So excited to hear that you approve of the book + recipes!

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