Appetizer Recipes

“You’re really going to mix it by hand?” my friend asked, glancing skeptically at the sticky dough clinging to my fingertips. Honestly, I was as … Read more

“You sure this will work?” my friend asked, eyeing the pile of phyllo sheets and the mound of sautéed spinach on my counter. Honestly, I … Read more

“Hey, you ever tried making lumpia from scratch?” my friend asked me on a random Tuesday evening. I was knee-deep in prepping dinner, half-dreading the … Read more

“You have to try this esquites I just made!” my neighbor called out over the fence one afternoon, holding up a plastic cup brimming with … Read more

“You’ve got to try this,” my coworker said, holding out a paper plate with a golden, crispy chile. I was skeptical—fried stuffed peppers sounded messy, … Read more

“You really should try wrapping the brie in puff pastry,” my neighbor texted me one chilly evening, just as I was fumbling through a mountain … Read more

“Hey, did you bring the pigs in a blanket?” That’s the kind of question that still makes me smile from a casual weekend get-together a … Read more

“Are you sure the shrimp’s supposed to be this cold?” my friend asked, eyeing the platter I’d just whipped up. It was a humid summer … Read more

“Hey, you’ve got to try this bread!” That’s what my friend texted me one evening after a long day filled with back-to-back meetings and a … Read more

“Are you serious? Mac and cheese bites? Fried? But healthy?” That was my initial skeptical reaction, overheard during a casual chat with a friend who … Read more