Appetizer Recipes

Late October, and the only thing I want is a board full of things that look a little bit wrong. Not in a bad way—in … Read more

My nephew Leo asked why I couldn’t just skip the baking soda bath and boil the pretzel bites in beer instead. I started to explain … Read more

My nephew took one bite, stopped chewing, and looked at me like I’d just pulled off actual magic. “Auntie,” he said, ketchup smeared on his … Read more

It was the first truly cold Saturday of November, the kind where the sky hangs low and gray and the only sensible place to be … Read more

That first bite of cold potato salad at a summer barbecue — the one that makes you pause mid-conversation and just focus for a second. … Read more

My brother took one bite, looked at the spread on the coffee table, and said, “I don’t think I need to eat for the next … Read more

The game was tied, the third quarter was winding down, and the only thing in my kitchen was a bag of frozen chicken breasts, a … Read more

Three different people texted me the same morning asking what to bring to Friendsgiving. I was staring at a pile of apples, a wedge of … Read more

I was elbow-deep in pumpkin guts, and not in a cute, Instagram-worthy way. The kitchen counter was a battlefield of orange pulp and slippery seeds, … Read more

I want cranberry sauce that actually tastes like cranberries. Not the jiggly, can-shaped stuff that tastes more like sugar than fruit. And I want it … Read more