Appetizer Recipes

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last Tuesday, staring at a bag of frozen latkes like they held the secrets to the universe, … Read more

The Friendsgiving potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I was standing in my kitchen staring at a half-empty jar … Read more

I had claimed to hate cheese balls for years. Decades, maybe. Something about that cold, dense orb of cream cheese studded with dried herbs always … Read more

The holiday cookie swap was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-day projects—the kind with laminated dough … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—of all things—and something hit me before I even got past her … Read more

I was elbow-deep in packing tape last December, wrestling a roll of bubble wrap that had somehow turned into a sentient creature, when the smell … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Thursday in late October, and I was wide awake with a very specific craving for something sweet, salty, … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in mid-December, and I was staring into my fridge like it held the secrets to the universe. … Read more

My brother-in-law, Mark, had claimed for years that he hated cranberries. “Too tart,” he’d say, turning up his nose at the jiggly canned stuff on … Read more

Maria, the woman who runs the flower stand at our local farmers market, watched me fumbling with a bundle of rosemary one chilly December Saturday. … Read more