Appetizer Recipes

My nephew asked why I couldn’t just arrange the veggies in a spider web shape on the tray instead of in boring rows. I started … Read more

My neighbor Margot watched me struggling with a block of cheddar cheese and a cookie cutter shaped like a bat. I was trying—and failing—to get … Read more

My brother-in-law, Mark, had claimed for years that he hated pumpkin seeds. ‘Too much work for barely any payoff,’ he’d say, every single October. He’d … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle last October, staring at a bag of pretzel bites like they held the secrets to the universe. … Read more

My sister-in-law Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a casserole dish I’d borrowed, and the smell of something toasty … Read more

I was at the tire shop last Tuesday. Not exactly where you expect to find culinary inspiration, right? I was waiting for an oil change, … Read more

My cousin claimed to hate Halloween food for as long as I can remember. The themed snacks, the creepy-cute cupcakes, the way everything had to … Read more

I want soft, salty pretzel bites right now, and I have everything except the patience to wait for dough to rise twice. That’s the thought … Read more

My brother-in-law Mike wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow his drill on a random Saturday afternoon, and the smell hit me … Read more

Third batch of the night and I finally stopped wrapping the cheese strips too tight. By the third time I made these Crispy Mummy Mozzarella … Read more