Appetizer Recipes

The neighborhood cookie exchange was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, three-day projects—you know the ones, with … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple cheese board for a Halloween party. I had it all planned out in my head—a neat little arrangement … Read more

My nephew Leo asked why I couldn’t just stuff the dip inside the peppers instead of serving it in a bowl. I was standing in … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last December, grabbing a bag of peas (honestly, a deeply unexciting errand), when the cold air from … Read more

There used to be a tiny French bistro tucked away on a side street in Portland—Le Petit Chêne—that made a baked brie that I still … Read more

My sister wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a book she’d lent me, and the sight of this board hit … Read more

There used to be this tiny French-inspired wine bar tucked away on a side street in my neighborhood called Le Petit Coin. They had this … Read more

I was standing in the middle of the hardware store aisle last Tuesday—the one with all the weird little screws and brackets—when the smell hit … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of our local grocery store last Christmas Eve, staring at a box of frozen appetizers like it … Read more

My neighbor Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a lug wrench — my car had made a concerning noise on … Read more