Appetizer Recipes

The Super Bowl party was in 4 hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, Instagram-worthy spreads—you know the ones. Homemade … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of my local grocery store last November, staring at a bag of shredded cheddar like it held … Read more

There used to be a tiny dive bar on the corner of 7th and Main in my old neighborhood—the kind with sticky floors, a jukebox … Read more

I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but this creamy baked spinach artichoke bread bowl is the one I keep coming back to. It … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, sitting in his cramped office during tax season, watching him sketch a diagram … Read more

My son had refused to eat anything remotely “festive” for Halloween for three solid years. Seven Halloweens. You know the drill—I’d spend an hour carving … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from a plumber, but there I was, standing in the plumbing aisle at the hardware store on a random Tuesday … Read more

My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just toss the cauliflower florets in a bag with the seasoning and shake it up instead of doing … Read more

I used to think charcuterie boards were for fancy parties, not football Sundays. For years, I’d show up to game day gatherings with a store-bought … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store last November, holding a weirdly heavy bag of birdseed and trying to remember if I needed … Read more