Appetizer Recipes

The company potluck was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I was lying in bed on a Tuesday night, scrolling my … Read more

My neighbor, a retired schoolteacher named Mrs. Kowalski, watched me struggle with a wobbly pumpkin carving knife one October afternoon. She didn’t say anything at … Read more

My neighbor asked why I couldn’t just toss the pumpkin seeds straight from the carving bowl into the air fryer. I started to explain why … Read more

There used to be this tiny gastropub tucked behind a vintage clothing store in Portland called The Crow’s Nest that made the most incredible deviled … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had this ridiculous craving for something crunchy-sweet. I’d just finished carving a pumpkin for a … Read more

This was supposed to be a calming, make-ahead dinner for the night before Halloween. You know, the kind of meal you prep so you can … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of my standard party mix for a Halloween get-together. I had the recipe memorized—the right ratios of cereal, … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a bag of flour—mine had mysteriously vanished into the pantry abyss—and the … Read more

There used to be a tiny, dimly lit bar on the corner of Elm and 4th called The Lampshade that made the best deviled eggs … Read more

I was standing in the parking lot of a big-box hardware store last October, waiting for my husband to come back with the wrong-sized PVC … Read more