Appetizer Recipes

I was standing in the grocery store aisle last October, staring at a bag of candy corn like it held the secrets to the universe. … Read more

There used to be this tiny wine bar tucked away on a side street in Portland—barely big enough for six tables—that made what I still … Read more

I was supposed to be making a proper dinner. Something with vegetables, maybe a protein that didn’t come pre-wrapped in dough. It was the week … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—our gutters were clogged and I was too stubborn to call a … Read more

My sister swore she hated brie. For years. Like, a solid decade of wrinkling her nose at cheese boards and pushing past the soft-ripened wheel … Read more

It was 9:47 PM on a rainy Thursday in late October, and I was supposed to be making a proper charcuterie board for a Friendsgiving … Read more

The smoke detector went off. Not from the dip — from the costume glue gun my sister was using to attach fake spiderwebs to a … Read more

I need a veggie tray that looks like a pumpkin. Not a cute one, not a themed one—a specific one. The one that sits in … Read more

I figured a Halloween charcuterie board would be just a gimmick—a platter of snacks shaped like something spooky that nobody actually eats. It took about … Read more

Dropping a tray of perfectly boiled eggs on the floor at 4 PM, two hours before the Halloween party started. That’s where this began. Not … Read more