Appetizer Recipes

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

I was standing in the middle of a grocery store parking lot last November, my hands full of bags, when the smell of someone’s apple … Read more

Three different kinds of cheese already unwrapped on the counter, a bag of apples I bought for a pie I never made, and my sister-in-law … Read more

The veggie tray sat untouched for a full twenty minutes. That never happens. Usually, at a Halloween party, the vegetable platter is the sad afterthought … Read more

Cracked three eggs into the pan before I realized I was making deviled eggs for a Halloween party and not, you know, breakfast. Honestly, it … Read more

“Wait—are those hot dogs wrapped in snakes?” my nephew asked, peering over my shoulder as I twisted strips of crescent dough around a row of … Read more

Last October, I was standing in the frozen foods aisle at the grocery store, staring at a box of pre-made sausage rolls and feeling like … Read more

I messed up this dip the first three times I made it for Halloween parties. Not a little mess up — I mean weepy, watery … Read more