Appetizer Recipes

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and a very specific craving hit. Not for candy corn itself, mind you. I had a bag … Read more

I swore I wasn’t a dip person. Not at parties, not at game days, not even during the Super Bowl. I’d hover near the veggie … Read more

The Halloween potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate themed dishes — you know the ones, … Read more

I was standing in the beer aisle of our local grocery store last Saturday, staring at the rows of IPA cans, when the smell hit … Read more

This was supposed to be schnitzel. I mean, that was the whole plan last Tuesday night. I had the pork chops thawing on the counter, … Read more

I was scrubbing dried egg off a mixing bowl—a Tuesday night, 7:15 PM, the kitchen looked like a flour bomb had gone off—when my neighbor … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a particularly gloomy Tuesday in February, and I was hit with a craving so specific it almost felt personal. I … Read more

I was standing in the parking lot of a hardware store last August when the smell of charcoal and burnt corn husks hit me from … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday, and I was wide awake with a very specific, almost ridiculous craving for meatloaf. The problem? I … Read more

The school bake sale was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just forgotten—I’d signed up to bring “something substantial” three weeks ago and … Read more