Appetizer Recipes

This was supposed to be a classic French-style deviled egg—the kind with a little tarragon and a perfectly piped filling that looks like it belongs … Read more

I wasn’t expecting to find my new favorite Halloween appetizer recipe from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in spreadsheets during tax season, when … Read more

My aunt wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a casserole dish I’d borrowed months ago, and the smell of bacon … Read more

I was folding laundry last Tuesday—a truly thrilling activity, I know—when the scent of a neighbor’s wood-burning fireplace drifted through my cracked window. It was … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of my standard party Chex Mix. You know, the one with the garlic powder, onion powder, and that … Read more

My neighbor Rosa watched me wrestling with a too-big cutting board on my tiny kitchen counter last November, and she didn’t say anything at first. … Read more

I was halfway through sorting a pile of dusty vinyl records at a flea market in early October when the guy running the booth next … Read more

Laura wasn’t trying to show off. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday afternoon to grab a book I’d loaned her months ago, … Read more

This was supposed to be a sensible after-school snack. I had the grapes washed, the cheese cubes lined up, even those little fish-shaped crackers my … Read more

Marta, who runs the little corner market near my apartment, watched me staring at her display of fresh cranberries one chilly November morning. She didn’t … Read more