Appetizer Recipes

A friend asked me why I couldn’t just use pre-made pie crust instead of puff pastry for a holiday appetizer. I started to explain why … Read more

This was supposed to be a chaotic Halloween party platter. I had this grand vision of a spooky charcuterie board with ghost-shaped cheeses and olive … Read more

The PTA Halloween party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. My son Jack had reminded me three times that week, and somehow it … Read more

My friend Jenna watched me staring at a bag of avocados in her kitchen, clearly hoping they’d magically ripen before the Halloween party started. She … Read more

This was supposed to be a quiet, ordinary batch of pigs in a blanket. You know, the kind you throw together for a game-day snack … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a lug wrench—my car had made this horrible grinding noise in her driveway—and … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store aisle last October, staring at a display of candy corn, when the weirdest thing happened — the bright … Read more

The cheese wasn’t melting right. I mean, it was supposed to be this ooey-gooey masterpiece for a Halloween party I was already running late for, … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle at the grocery store last Tuesday when it hit me — that unmistakable smell of warm, salty … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store—of all places—holding a new showerhead and a bag of rubber washers, when the woman … Read more