Appetizer Recipes

Lighter Mini Chicken Pot Pies for Friendsgiving My friend Jenna had refused to bring anything to Friendsgiving for six years. Six years. She’d show up … Read more

I was halfway through sorting a pile of mismatched vintage Pyrex at a dusty flea market outside Nashville when the woman running the booth—a tiny, … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a Tuesday in early November, and I was wide awake with a very specific craving. I didn’t want a full-blown … Read more

Our neighbor across the hall, Mrs. Chen, watched me wrestling with a tangled string of Christmas lights for what felt like forever. She didn’t say … Read more

The neighborhood holiday party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-day appetizers—the kind with handmade puff … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Tuesday afternoon. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—mine had mysteriously vanished after a garage sale—and … Read more

The Super Bowl party was in 24 hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing homemade pizzas, slow-cooker ribs, and those elaborate layered … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle at the grocery store last November, shivering and honestly a little overwhelmed, when a woman next to … Read more

My brother-in-law, a man who has publicly declared his hatred for eggs in all forms for as long as I’ve known him, had claimed they … Read more

This was supposed to be a black-eyed pea stew. A big, cozy pot of it, simmering away with ham hocks and collard greens, the kind … Read more