Food

60 Home-Cooked Birthday Dinner Ideas That Will Make Anyone’s Day

I'll bring the candles

Katherine Gillen

By Katherine Gillen

Updated Jul 3, 2025

Additional reporting by
Taryn Pire
birthday dinner ideas: slow cooker korean short rib tacos
Former Senior Food Editor

Katherine Gillen

Former Senior Food Editor

  • Headed PureWow’s food vertical
  • Contributed original reporting, recipes and food styling
  • Studied English Literature at the University of Notre Dame and Culinary Arts at the Institute of Culinary Education

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