Appetizer Recipes

My neighbor, Mrs. Kowalski, watched me staring at the display case at the deli counter last December. I had a cart full of crackers, a … Read more

This was supposed to be a proper Thanksgiving turkey. I mean, that was the plan. I had the bird, the brine was ready, and I’d … Read more

The Super Bowl party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate spreads—slow-cooked ribs, homemade guacamole from a secret … Read more

I was standing in line at a very expensive cheese shop in downtown Chicago, waiting to pay for a wedge of aged gouda, when the … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, watched me struggling with a colander of chopped bell peppers and didn’t say anything at first. Then she handed me a … Read more

There used to be a tiny wine bar tucked behind a bookstore in Portland called The Gilded Fig that made the most incredible charcuterie board … Read more

There used to be a roadside attraction called “The Spooky Spooktacular” off Route 9 that made the most incredible Halloween appetizers. When they closed down … Read more

The oven timer was supposed to go off at seven, but at six-thirty, I realized I had forgotten to take the chicken out of the … Read more

The Halloween party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate themed desserts—witch-hat brownies, graveyard dirt cakes, those little … Read more

I was standing in the darkened grocery store aisle last Tuesday when the smell of warm, buttery pastry hit me. It wasn’t just any smell; … Read more