Appetizer Recipes

The Super Bowl party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring something. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate … Read more

My friend Derek swore he hated cream cheese. For years. Like, wouldn’t touch a bagel with the stuff, avoided cheesecake like it was poison, and … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last Saturday, staring at a bag of pre-made meatballs, when the smell of someone’s charcoal grill drifted … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to be there that Tuesday. My car was in the shop, and my neighbor Jen offered me a ride home. She said … Read more

I was standing in the middle of the grocery store parking lot last October, balancing a pumpkin in one arm and a bag of apples … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store—of all places—holding a bag of mulch and a new garden hose when the woman behind me … Read more

There used to be this little sports bar on the corner of 5th and Elm called Murphy’s that made the most incredible loaded nachos. When … Read more

My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just use a skull-shaped mold for the cheese instead of carving a face into a block of cheddar. … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle last November—honestly, I was supposed to be grabbing a bag of something easy for a friend’s tailgate—when … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple chili night. I had the ground beef thawing on the counter, a can of kidney beans waiting in … Read more