Appetizer Recipes

My neighbor, a woman named Carol who keeps a very tidy kitchen, had refused to participate in Halloween baking for her entire adult life. Fifteen … Read more

There used to be a tiny cheese shop tucked into a brick alley downtown that made a baked brie that changed my life. When they … Read more

The neighborhood Halloween block party was in about four hours and I’d completely forgotten I signed up to bring a dish. Everyone else would be … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of soft pretzels. The big, bakery-style kind you tear apart with your hands. I had the recipe memorized, … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to be paying attention to the appetizers. I’d stopped by my brother-in-law’s place to drop off a drill I’d borrowed, and honestly, … Read more

There used to be a tiny dive bar on the corner of Elm and 3rd in my old neighborhood that made the best buffalo chicken … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was staring into the open fridge like it held the secrets to the universe. A … Read more

My neighbor Kim asked why I couldn’t just bake the zucchini chips instead of frying them. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work — … Read more

My friend Derek swore he hated queso. For years, this was just a known fact in our friend group. You’d be at a Mexican restaurant, … Read more

I was at a tiny farmers market last fall, the kind where the wind keeps threatening to knock over the produce tents, and I stopped … Read more