Appetizer Recipes

My neighbor Marcus wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a folding chair for a backyard barbecue and the smell hit me … Read more

The tailgate was in six hours and I had absolutely nothing prepared. My buddy Marcus texted me that morning—”You’re on appetizers, right?”—and I’d completely forgotten. … Read more

My sister asked me why I couldn’t just dump everything into one bowl instead of fussing with separate layers. I started to explain why that … Read more

This was supposed to be a calzone. I had the dough proofing, the ricotta draining, the whole plan mapped out in my head for a … Read more

I was waiting in line at the hardware store, of all places, holding a new showerhead I didn’t really know how to install, when the … Read more

Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much. My neighbor, a quiet guy named Leo who mostly keeps to himself, had mentioned he was “throwing some stuff on … Read more

My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to be the star of the Halloween party. I’d stopped by to drop off a bag of my nephew’s outgrown … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was staring into the fridge like it owed me money. I had a bag of … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of our local grocery store last Thursday, staring at a box of jalapeño poppers like it held … Read more

I wasn’t expecting to find my new favorite party recipe while getting my car’s oil changed, but there I was, sitting in a cracked vinyl … Read more