Appetizer Recipes

This was supposed to be a batch of classic pigs in a blanket for my nephew’s Halloween party. You know, the kind everyone’s had a … Read more

My neighbor Karen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a package that got delivered to my house by mistake, and … Read more

I was standing in the quiet aisle of a specialty cheese shop last Tuesday when the scent of aged Gouda and dried figs hit me … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle of our local grocery store last December, just staring at a bag of cranberries. Not because they … Read more

I was standing in the freezer aisle at the grocery store last December, staring at a bag of frozen meatballs like they held the secrets … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from the quiet accountant next door, but there I was, standing in his garage, helping him move boxes of old … Read more

The power went out halfway through a Tuesday evening in October, leaving me standing in the dark with a half-cut cucumber and a profound sense … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, watched me wrestling with a tangled string of Halloween lights on my front porch last October. She didn’t say anything at … Read more

The clock on the microwave blinked red, mocking me. I knew I shouldn’t have eaten that third slice of pizza earlier, but here I was, … Read more

The office holiday party was in two hours and I had completely forgotten to bring anything. Everyone else was already posting photos of their charcuterie … Read more