Appetizer Recipes

I wasn’t expecting to find my go-to party recipe from a taxi driver, but there I was, stuck in airport traffic, listening to George explain … Read more

The summer I turned thirty, I spent a lot of time at my friend Maria’s kitchen table. She was going through a phase where she … Read more

“Why don’t you just layer the burrata right on the tomatoes and call it a day?” my friend asked, raising an eyebrow as I fussed … Read more

My neighbor, Sarah, wasn’t making a big deal of it. I’d stopped by to borrow a cup of sugar—a cliché, I know, but it was … Read more

There used to be this tiny, sunlit bakery tucked in an alleyway of Portland’s Pearl District that made the most unforgettable sourdough focaccia. When they … Read more

Last October, I was fumbling with a pile of ingredients in my cramped apartment kitchen when my neighbor, Claire, watched me silently for a good … Read more

Introduction “Last Halloween night, I wasn’t planning anything fancy. I just popped over to my neighbor’s place to borrow some extra batteries for the kids’ … Read more

Introduction There used to be this little taco stand tucked away on a busy street corner in Austin, Texas, that made the most unforgettable pickled … Read more

My coworker, Luis, watched me fumble with my usual picnic side dishes and didn’t say anything at first. Then, halfway through our lunch break, he … Read more

Introduction “I wasn’t there for anything fancy,” my neighbor said as I dropped by just to borrow some sugar last Saturday afternoon. But before I … Read more