Appetizer Recipes

My niece asked why I couldn’t just use the leftover rotisserie chicken instead of boiling my own. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—then … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a damp Tuesday in October, and I was supposed to be watching a horror movie. Honestly, I was more focused … Read more

My husband claimed he hated queso. For ten years of marriage, he said it. He’d wrinkle his nose at the Velveeta-based dips at parties, muttering … Read more

The Super Bowl party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring snacks. Everyone else would be showing up with … Read more

I bought three bricks of cream cheese for a seven-layer dip, and then my cousin called to say she was bringing her famous buffalo chicken … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Thursday, and I had a sudden, ridiculous craving for something sticky, salty, and sweet. Not the kind of … Read more

Hand me that cutting board, my friend Marco said, nudging my elbow as I stood in his tiny galley kitchen three Septembers ago. He had … Read more

There used to be this little dive bar called The Rusty Nail on the corner of 7th and Elm in my hometown—the kind of place … Read more

My partner asked why I couldn’t just arrange everything on one big board instead of fussing with three separate plates. I started to explain why … Read more

Amanda wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a Tuesday to grab a book I’d lent her months ago, and the … Read more