Appetizer Recipes

Maria watched me from her garden gate for a good five minutes before she finally spoke. I was wrestling with a too-small baking dish, trying … Read more

My college roommate asked why I couldn’t just mix the cream cheese with the sharp cheddar and roll it in nuts, skipping the whole “chill … Read more

There used to be this tiny, sticky-floored sports bar called “The Nickel” on the corner of 3rd and Elm that made the most ridiculous buffalo … Read more

Megan wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place that Saturday to pick up a book I’d lent her, and the smell hit … Read more

This was supposed to be a fancy Swedish meatball situation. I had the lingonberry jam, the dill, the whole I’m-an-adult-who-hosts-dinner-parties vibe going on. But then, … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last October, staring at a box of jalapeño poppers like they held the secrets to the universe. … Read more

My sister-in-law claimed she hated cranberry sauce for thirty-seven years. Thirty-seven years. That’s longer than I’ve been alive, honestly. Every Thanksgiving, she’d push the bright … Read more

That first waft of buttery puff pastry hitting the hot oven — the kind that curls through the kitchen before you’ve even set the timer … Read more

Three different people texting me the same question an hour before everyone was supposed to show up. “What should I bring?” I was staring at … Read more

This was supposed to be a cheese board for a Halloween party. I had it all planned out—a massive, sprawling board that would feed a … Read more