Appetizer Recipes

The leaf-peeping trip was in three days and I’d completely forgotten about the snack situation. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate charcuterie boards with … Read more

This was supposed to be a proper sit-down dinner. I had it all planned out—a roasted turkey, green bean casserole from scratch, the whole nine … Read more

I was elbow-deep in potting soil last Saturday afternoon—a bag of organic compost had just exploded on my patio, and I was picking crushed eggshells … Read more

I was standing in the canned soup aisle last October, staring at a display of pumpkin-shaped pasta—honestly, I don’t even remember why—when this smell hit … Read more

I was standing in the produce aisle last Tuesday, honestly just trying to grab a bag of apples and get out, when my hand brushed … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Wednesday in late October, and I had a very specific, almost feral craving for something warm, salty, and … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store, clutching a bag of lightbulbs and a faulty showerhead, when the man behind me—an older guy … Read more

I was at my accountant’s office last October, waiting to go over my quarterly taxes—honestly, about as far from a fun cooking moment as you … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just boil the eggs the night before and leave them in the fridge. It was the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, … Read more

I was killing time in a dusty little antiques shop last October—the kind of place that smells like old paper and cedar—when the owner, a … Read more