Appetizer Recipes

My sister claimed she hated green beans for twenty-three years. Twenty-three years of pushing them to the side of her plate, of making that little … Read more

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday afternoon to drop off a casserole dish she’d left at … Read more

I had about forty-five minutes before guests arrived, and I was staring at a package of ground turkey like it had personally offended me. The … Read more

I was elbow-deep in potting soil last October, trying to convince a stubborn fern to survive another season, when my accountant—a man I’d only ever … Read more

Maggie wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place to grab a cookbook she’d promised to lend me, and the smell hit me … Read more

I was supposed to be making twice-baked potatoes for a Super Bowl party. I had everything planned out—the russets were scrubbed, the bacon was sizzling, … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a Tuesday that felt three days long, and I had a monster craving for something crunchy, something spicy, and something … Read more

I was standing in the produce aisle last November, staring at a pile of pomegranates, when the strangest thing happened. The tart-sweet smell of one … Read more

This was supposed to be a full-blown cheese board for a party. I had it all planned out—three different wedges of cheese, two types of … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday in mid-October, and I had a very specific, kind of ridiculous craving. I wanted pizza, obviously, but … Read more