Appetizer Recipes

My sister asked why I couldn’t just stick the rosemary sprigs right into the cheese. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—the oils would … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in early November. I was supposed to be asleep, but instead, I was staring into the fridge … Read more

My neighbor Maria watched me hauling grocery bags up the porch steps last November, my arms straining under the weight of chips, pretzels, and three … Read more

There used to be a tiny wine bar tucked behind a bookstore in my neighborhood—the kind of place with mismatched chairs and a chalkboard menu … Read more

My brother claimed to hate pigs in a blanket for eighteen years. Eighteen years of birthday parties, Super Bowl spreads, and family gatherings where he’d … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and a very specific craving hit me. I wanted something warm, buttery, and just a … Read more

My eight-year-old nephew asked me last year why I couldn’t just use regular pretzel sticks instead of making the dough from scratch for our Halloween … Read more

My neighbor, a retired nurse named Carol, watched me struggle with a Halloween veggie tray one October afternoon. I was trying to make a spider … Read more

I was staring at a dozen hard-boiled eggs that I’d accidentally left on the stove for fifteen extra minutes. The yolks were that weird greenish-gray … Read more

There used to be this little café on the corner of Elm and Third in my old neighborhood that made the most insane buffalo chicken … Read more