Appetizer Recipes

The oven timer beeped, and I pulled out a tray of what was supposed to be elegant little pastry purses for my book club meeting. … Read more

My neighbor Priya watched me fumbling with a block of cheese at a potluck last fall, my knife slipping sideways as I tried to make … Read more

My neighbor Dave watched me trying to wrangle a bag of frozen puff pastry on my front steps and didn’t say anything at first. Then … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last November, staring blankly at a bag of frozen meatballs, when the smell hit me. It wasn’t … Read more

The neighborhood fall block party was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate Pinterest-perfect desserts—the kind with hand-piped … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Thursday in late September, and I had a very specific craving for something salty, sweet, and vaguely spooky. … Read more

Introduction The Halloween potluck was in six hours and I had completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate, Pinterest-perfect creations. My neighbor Sarah had … Read more

My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just draw the web directly on the dip instead of making a separate pattern on top. I started … Read more

My husband had claimed for years that he hated Halloween food. Years. He’d roll his eyes at the themed cookies, the creepy cupcakes, the little … Read more

The neighborhood Halloween block party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I was standing in my kitchen at 2 PM, … Read more