Appetizer Recipes

I was digging through my Halloween decoration bin last October, hunting for that one plastic spider I knew was in there somewhere, when a whiff … Read more

There used to be a little party supply shop on the corner of Elm and 3rd that made the most incredible Halloween snack cones for … Read more

My neighbor, a woman named Carol who I barely knew at the time, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder … Read more

I was getting my car inspected—a Tuesday morning chore I’d been dreading for weeks—when the mechanic, a guy named Sal with grease under every fingernail, … Read more

My neighbor Rachel asked why I couldn’t just throw candy corn directly on the board instead of arranging it in little piles. I started to … Read more

The doorbell rang at 7:12 PM on a Tuesday, and I was still in my sweatpants, flour up to my elbows. My brother, who lives … Read more

Third time in as many weeks I made these pretzel bites, and this time I finally figured out the baking soda bath situation. The first … Read more

The Sunday afternoon light was doing that thing it only does in late October—slanting low and golden through the kitchen window, catching every speck of … Read more

“You need to make that dip again. The one with the ranch drizzle.” My brother-in-law said this to me roughly thirty seconds after polishing off … Read more

My brother-in-law, Mark, called nacho charcuterie boards “fancy nachos for people who hate sharing.” He said it the first time I set one out during … Read more