Appetizer Recipes

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, watched me trying to wrestle a sheet of plastic wrap over a bowl of store-bought dip at our building’s holiday potluck. … Read more

My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just use Greek yogurt instead of butter in the pecan coating. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

My neighbor Gladys watched me fumbling with a bag of pretzels and a half-unwrapped Rolo on my back porch last December. She didn’t say anything … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last December, staring at a box of puff pastry that wasn’t going to thaw in time for … Read more

The office holiday potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their signature dishes—Martha’s legendary seven-layer dip, Dave’s smoked … Read more

There used to be a tiny French bistro on the corner of Elm and 4th Street called “Le Petit Coin” that made the most incredible … Read more

I was standing in the dairy aisle of my local grocery store last Tuesday when the cold air from the open refrigerator case hit my … Read more

My sister-in-law, Rachel, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a casserole dish I’d borrowed and the sight of her kitchen … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in tax paperwork at his cluttered office, watching him scribble something on … Read more

There used to be this little French bistro tucked away on a side street in Portland called Le Petit Coin that made the most incredible … Read more