Appetizer Recipes

The board was stripped bare before the appetizer course even officially began. That was the third time that week I had watched my guests swarm … Read more

For a while, I just accepted that game day appetizers weren’t going to taste like actual, honest-to-goodness comfort food without the heavy, sluggish feeling that … Read more

That first, definitive crunch is what I made this for — everything else is secondary. You know that sound? The one that cuts through the … Read more

I did not trust beer in my baked goods. That is the honest truth. The first time my friend Lena suggested adding a full bottle … Read more

I cracked a dozen eggs into a pot of boiling water and every single one split open. White tendrils of cooked egg white streamed out … Read more

Grabbing the sour cream from the fridge with one hand while my other hand was still holding a bag of shredded cheese—that’s when I saw … Read more

I figured a candy corn charcuterie board would be a disaster of sticky fingers and regret. It took about twenty minutes for that assumption to … Read more

The platter was empty. Not just cleared, but scraped clean enough that you could see the faint grease stains left behind by the pastry strips. … Read more

For a while, I just accepted that Halloween snacking meant a bowl of candy and maybe some store-bought chips. It worked, sure, but it always … Read more

The clock on the microwave blinked 6:04 PM. Six minutes. That was the difference between serving a sad plate of crackers and actually looking like … Read more