Appetizer Recipes

My seven-year-old stood in the kitchen doorway, watching me wrestle with a carving knife and a pumpkin that seemed to have developed a mind of … Read more

Jenny wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place to pick up a book I’d lent her months ago—one of those awkward errands … Read more

My friend Rachel asked why I couldn’t just use frozen puff pastry instead of making it from scratch for our annual holiday appetizer swap. I … Read more

The Wednesday night before Halloween, I was standing in the grocery store aisle, completely blanking on what to bring to the neighborhood potluck. My phone … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I had a very specific craving for something spicy, cheesy, and absolutely ridiculous. I … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, and I was supposed to be asleep. The turkey was brining in the fridge, the pies … Read more

My sister claimed she hated charcuterie boards for years. “Too fussy,” she’d say. “All that arranging for something that disappears in ten minutes.” Then I … Read more

I was wrestling with a too-heavy bag of winter squash at the farmers market, trying to decide if my arms could handle the walk home, … Read more

The neighborhood Halloween potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate themed desserts—you know, the ones that … Read more

My sister swore she hated Halloween. For years. Every October, she’d roll her eyes at the inflatable skeletons on lawns and complain about the sugar … Read more