Appetizer Recipes

Introduction My brother-in-law, Dave, had claimed to hate spinach for thirty years. Honestly, he made a point of it. You know that guy at the … Read more

The big game was in forty-five minutes and I had absolutely nothing to bring. My neighbor, Karen, had already posted photos of her smoked brisket … Read more

There used to be a dive bar called The Rusty Spoon on 4th Street that made a creamy buffalo chicken dip that could silence a … Read more

Marcus wasn’t trying to impress anyone with his cooking skills. I’d stopped by his apartment to help him move a heavy bookshelf that was blocking … Read more

I was not expecting cooking advice from a retired electrician, but there I was, standing in the dusty aisles of a salvage yard in rural … Read more

The whole thing started at a garage sale, of all places. I was hunched over a box of old Pyrex, trying to decide if I … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday in mid-September, and I had a very specific, slightly unhinged urge to make deviled eggs look like … Read more

There used to be a tiny Italian deli on the corner of Elm and 4th in my old neighborhood that made the most incredible meatball … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store last October, holding a new garbage disposal I definitely hadn’t budgeted for, when the guy in … Read more

It was the opening game of the season, and I had grand plans. I was going to make a proper, slow-simmered, from-scratch chili con queso. … Read more