Appetizer Recipes

I was standing in the parking lot of a Target last Tuesday when the smell hit me. It wasn’t the usual mix of exhaust fumes … Read more

This was supposed to be a proper caprese salad for a Halloween potluck. I had the beautiful heirloom tomatoes lined up, the expensive fresh mozzarella, … Read more

My niece, who is usually a “just crackers, please” kind of kid, froze mid-reach at the Halloween party last year. She was staring at the … Read more

The Saturday before Halloween last year, I found myself standing in my kitchen with a dozen hard-boiled eggs and absolutely no plan. My daughter had … Read more

There used to be a little wine bar tucked behind a bookstore in my neighborhood that made the most perfect little snack boards. They called … Read more

There used to be a little farm-to-table café tucked behind the old train depot in my town that made the most incredible vegetable platter. When … Read more

That faint smell of crescent dough baking—the kind that hits you before you even open the oven door—still takes me straight to my friend Jenna’s … Read more

Grabbed a bag of tortilla chips and a block of cream cheese from the fridge about ten minutes before kickoff when I realized I had … Read more

“You made pumpkin seeds taste like actual food.” That’s what my brother said the first time I brought a jar of these to a family … Read more

My sister swore she hated Brie. For years. The kind of hatred that came with a wrinkled nose and a dramatic “I don’t do soft … Read more