Appetizer Recipes

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last November, staring at a bag of frozen meatballs like it held the secrets to the universe, … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was standing in my kitchen, staring at a pile of honeynut squash I’d impulse-bought at … Read more

My neighbor, a retired special effects makeup artist named Diane, caught me staring at her hands one October afternoon. I wasn’t being creepy, I swear … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery in our town, Sweet Bones, that made these unbelievable little snack cones for kids’ birthday parties. When they … Read more

I was standing in line at the DMV—the absolute last place on earth you’d expect culinary inspiration to strike—when the woman ahead of me, clutching … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store aisle last October, staring at a bag of black olives, when the smell of fresh cilantro from the … Read more

My nephew asked why I couldn’t just wrap the hot dogs in strips of dough instead of making the crescent roll triangles from scratch. I … Read more

There used to be a tiny juice bar in Park Slope called The Green Ghoul that made the most incredible veggie platter I’ve ever seen. … Read more

My oldest child had refused deviled eggs for years. “They’re weird,” she’d say, wrinkling her nose at the sight of them at potlucks and family … Read more

My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday afternoon to drop off a casserole dish she’d … Read more