Appetizer Recipes

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

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