Appetizer Recipes

Last October, I was standing in the grocery store aisle, staring at a display of Halloween candy and feeling that familiar pang of mom guilt. … Read more

The first October Friday that actually feels like fall, and I’m standing in my kitchen at 10 p.m. with a can of black beans, a … Read more

My sister texted me at 10:47 PM on a Tuesday. The photo showed a platter wiped clean except for a single smear of cream cheese … Read more

My niece asked why I couldn’t just arrange the vegetables in a spider web pattern instead of the usual rainbow rows. I started to explain … Read more

The neighborhood Halloween potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate Pinterest-perfect treats—you know the ones, with … Read more

Megan wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a Tuesday afternoon to pick up a book I’d lent her, and the … Read more

Three bags of baby carrots, a block of cream cheese I forgot to soften, and a spider-shaped cookie cutter I bought on a whim two … Read more

I made this dip for three Halloweens before I realized I was doing it all wrong. The first year, I used a store-bought bread bowl … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of soft, buttery breadsticks for dipping into soup. I had the dough rising on the counter, the timer … Read more

That first little peek through the oven door — the one where the crescent dough has puffed up just enough to show those little “wrapped” … Read more