Appetizer Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a frantic Tuesday in mid-December, and I had that specific holiday panic—the kind where you’ve promised to host a casual … Read more

I was at the hardware store—of all places—buying paint samples for a bathroom I still haven’t painted, when the woman behind me in line started … Read more

There used to be a tiny, unassuming restaurant tucked into a strip mall off Highway 17 that made a cranberry jalapeno cheese ball I still … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle at the grocery store last November, trying to decide between two bags of peas, when a woman … Read more

My niece Maya asked why I couldn’t just put the filling in a piping bag and squeeze it out like frosting. I was showing her … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in late October, and I was hit with the weirdest craving — I wanted something savory, something … Read more

I was knee-deep in a pile of vintage linens at an estate sale last October when the woman running it—a retired home ec teacher named … Read more

My brother-in-law, Mark, claimed for years that he “didn’t do Halloween food.” Not the themed cookies, not the spooky punch, and certainly not anything involving … Read more

There used to be this tiny gastropub on the corner of 7th and Walnut in Philadelphia called The Tipsy Spud. It was nothing fancy—just a … Read more

Hand me that cheese knife, would you? I was standing in my tiny kitchen last Tuesday, staring at a block of Manchego and a jar … Read more