Appetizer Recipes

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

I was standing in the produce aisle last Tuesday, completely zoned out, staring at avocados like they held the secrets to the universe. My cart … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store aisle, staring at a tube of crescent rolls, trying to figure out what to bring to the Halloween … Read more

The way the tiny cheese ghost floats on a pool of dark jam — that’s the whole point. I mean it. I spent a solid … Read more