Appetizer Recipes

I wasn’t expecting to get a life-changing queso recipe from my plumber, but there I was, standing in my kitchen with a clogged sink and … Read more

My neighbor across the hall, a retired mechanic named Frank, watched me fumble with a box of frozen appetizers one New Year’s Eve. I was … Read more

My roommate Sarah asked why I couldn’t just throw everything in one bowl and bake it instead of fussing with a double boiler and a … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Thursday in October, and I had a ridiculous, very specific craving for those warm, salty pretzels you get … Read more

There used to be a tiny sports bar called The Rusty Nail tucked into a strip mall off Highway 9 that made a buffalo chicken … Read more

The Super Bowl party was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring a dish. Everyone else would be bringing their … Read more

There used to be a tiny cheese shop tucked between a laundromat and a used bookstore in my old neighborhood that made the most beautiful … Read more

I was standing in line at the post office—a Tuesday afternoon, the kind where you’re just trying to get through your to-do list—when the woman … Read more

My neighbor Mark asked me why I couldn’t just use frozen meatballs for the holiday party. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—then stopped. … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a lug wrench—my car had been making that awful grinding noise again—and the … Read more