Appetizer Recipes

My sister-in-law, Jen, had sworn off deviled eggs for a solid decade. “Too gloopy,” she’d say, wrinkling her nose every Thanksgiving as the platter made … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I was staring into the fridge like it held the answers to life’s biggest … Read more

Let’s be honest for a second. Deviled eggs are already the perfect party food. They’re creamy, tangy, and somehow always the first thing to disappear … Read more

I wasn’t expecting entertaining advice from my accountant, but there I was, sitting in his cluttered office during tax season, watching him pull out his … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store aisle last Tuesday, staring at a package of crescent rolls, when a kid zoomed past me in a … Read more

My brother-in-law, Dave, had claimed to hate cream cheese for thirty-seven years. Thirty-seven years. He’d pick it off bagels, push it aside in cheesecake, and … Read more

My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday afternoon to drop off a casserole dish she’d … Read more

There used to be a tiny French bistro tucked away on a side street in Portland called Le Potager that made the most incredible butternut … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store aisle last October, staring at a bag of black olives, when the strangest thing happened. The fluorescent lights … Read more

The Halloween block party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else on our street would be bringing elaborate themed platters—I’d seen the … Read more