Appetizer Recipes

The neighborhood cookie exchange was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those perfectly piped French macarons and those intricate … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store—of all places—holding a bag of lightbulbs and trying to remember if I needed a new mop … Read more

There used to be a tiny French-inspired café tucked into a corner of an old brick building downtown called Le Petit Coin. They made this … Read more

My sister-in-law Rachel wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Tuesday night. I’d stopped by to drop off a casserole dish she’d lent me, and the … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store last Tuesday—just trying to grab a few things before the dinner rush—when the woman … Read more

My nephew Leo asked why I couldn’t just dump the bacon bits straight into the filling instead of saving them for the top. I started … Read more

This was supposed to be a layered taco dip for a New Year’s Eve party. I had the refried beans ready, the seasoned ground beef … Read more

Mark wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by his place to pick up a chainsaw I was borrowing, and the smell hit me before … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just throw everything on one big board instead of fussing with separate platters for Christmas Eve. I started to … Read more

This was supposed to be a fancy cheese tart. I had it all planned out—a buttery pastry shell, a silky custard filling, and a beautiful … Read more