Appetizer Recipes

The woman at the craft store register watched me load a cart with two bags of candy eyes and a mountain of crescent roll dough. … Read more

This was supposed to be zucchini bread. I had the flour, the sugar, the cinnamon, and a mountain of shredded zucchini from my neighbor Carol’s … Read more

The car battery died in the parking lot of a plumbing supply store. Not exactly where you expect to find a life-changing recipe, right? I … Read more

My buddy Dave asked why I couldn’t just skip the cream cheese and use something sharper. We were prepping for our annual game day cook-off, … Read more

Hand me that bag of tortilla chips, my neighbor Marco said, nodding toward my grocery bags as I fumbled for my keys. I had a … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark had a very firm stance on football food. For years, he insisted that game day snacks needed to be “manly.” This meant … Read more

The Super Bowl party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate spreads—hand-rolled sliders, homemade pizzas, a seven-layer dip … Read more

This was supposed to be a slow-cooked brisket chili. I had it all planned out—a full Saturday dedicated to browning meat, simmering dried chiles, and … Read more

It was a quarter to midnight on a rainy Thursday, and I was supposed to be finishing a grocery list for a Halloween party. Instead, … Read more

The woman at the next stall watched me juggling a bag of avocados, a bunch of cilantro, and my phone while trying to take a … Read more