Appetizer Recipes

For a while, I just accepted that squash season meant heavy, sweet casseroles or mushy roasted cubes. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good … Read more

Three weeks before Oktoberfest last year, my German neighbor, Frau Schmidt, knocked on my door holding a warm plate wrapped in a kitchen towel. I … Read more

I need a game day appetizer that actually holds up. Not something that gets soggy halfway through the second quarter, not something that requires a … Read more

That first sharp bite of cayenne and garlic — the kind that hits your sinuses before you even dip the chip — still takes me … Read more

I am not going to lie to you—these crispy bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers have a way of disappearing. I brought them to a game day gathering … Read more

I figured bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers would be a straightforward snack — stuff some peppers, wrap them in bacon, bake. It took about one attempt for … Read more

My brother-in-law, a man who once declared blue cheese a “moldy mistake” and refused to be in the same room as a wedge salad, was … Read more

The baking sheet came back to the kitchen with nothing but a few orange crumbs and a smear of hot sauce. My brother-in-law, who swears … Read more

I figured these pinwheel roll-ups would be one of those fussy appetizers—the kind you spend an hour carefully assembling, only to have them fall apart … Read more

“Wait — is that a real spider?” My sister-in-law leaned over the table, one hand already halfway to the dip bowl before she froze. I … Read more