Appetizer Recipes

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle of my local grocery store last December, reaching for a bag of peas, when a woman walked … Read more

I was standing in my neighbor Maria’s kitchen last December, watching her wrestle with a bag of fresh cranberries that had somehow exploded all over … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was staring into the fridge like it held the secrets to the universe. The craving … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a stack of mail that had been accidentally delivered to my house, … Read more

This was supposed to be a fancy little tartlet situation for a work potluck, the kind you spend an hour fussing over with a pastry … Read more

There used to be a tiny sports bar off exit 14 on the interstate called The Rusty Anchor that made the best buffalo chicken dip … Read more

There used to be a little diner called Dot’s off Highway 9 that made the most incredible loaded deviled eggs. When they closed suddenly two … Read more

My neighbor, Miss Janelle, asked me last year why I couldn’t just use canned black-eyed peas for my New Year’s dip. I started to explain … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from a plumber, but there I was, standing in the middle of a hardware store aisle holding a replacement faucet … Read more

This was supposed to be a full-blown, multi-layered holiday appetizer spread—the kind with baked brie en croute, prosciutto-wrapped figs, and three different dips from scratch. … Read more