Appetizer Recipes

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place last October to pick up a slow cooker I’d lent her months ago, and … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store—of all places—when the guy behind me, who I’d only ever seen mowing his lawn … Read more

Look, I get it. A charcuterie board can feel a little… done. Like, how many ways can you arrange cheese and crackers before it all … Read more

There used to be a little sports bar called The Rusty Nail just off Main Street that made the most ridiculous buffalo chicken dip. When … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last November, staring at a bag of cranberries like it held the answer to a question I … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Wednesday, and I had just finished carving a pumpkin that was never meant to be a jack-o’-lantern. I’d … Read more

I was at the hardware store last October, of all places, buying a new light fixture for the kitchen. The guy behind the counter, a … Read more

A woman at the farmers market watched me fumbling with a paper bag of apples, trying to count change while also holding a pumpkin. She … Read more

I wasn’t expecting to find my new favorite game-day snack in a stack of mail-order catalogues, but there I was, flipping through a seed company’s … Read more

My buddy Leo showed up at my door last Sunday, two hours before kickoff, holding a bag of frozen meatballs and looking panicked. “I told … Read more