Appetizer Recipes

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

The neighborhood Halloween bash was in exactly forty minutes and I had absolutely nothing to bring. I stood in my kitchen, staring at a half-empty … Read more

I was standing in line at a crowded airport gate last Tuesday when the smell of warm, yeast-heavy dough hit me — and suddenly I … Read more

I was elbows-deep in potting soil last spring, trying to keep a basil plant alive (spoiler: I failed), when my neighbor’s accountant, a quiet man … Read more

Let me tell you, it wasn’t easy. I burned cheese, I overcooked pork, and I nearly cried when the chips turned to mush. But you … Read more

Three years ago, I was standing in my kitchen at 11:45 PM on a Sunday, staring at a bag of puff pastry that had been … Read more