Appetizers & Snacks

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in November, and I was staring into my fridge like it owed me answers. Friendsgiving was in … Read more

My sister had sworn off taco dip for years. A solid decade, at least. She called it “a gut bomb disguised as an appetizer” and … Read more

My neighbor, Mr. Henderson, watched me trying to wrangle three kids and a grocery cart through the parking lot last November. He didn’t say anything … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of my grandmother’s classic holiday Chex Mix—the buttery, slightly sweet kind that disappears from the tin before the … Read more

I wasn’t expecting party planning advice from my plumber, but there I was, standing in my kitchen with a dripping pipe, listening to Frank describe … Read more

My roommate Leo asked why I couldn’t just throw everything on one big board instead of making separate platters for our Friendsgiving. I started to … Read more

My brother-in-law claimed he hated squash for thirty-seven years. Thirty-seven years! He’d push butternut around his plate like a kid avoiding broccoli, and he’d make … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last October, staring at a box of puff pastry like it held the secrets to the universe, … Read more

Last October, I was standing in the checkout line at our local grocery store, and the woman behind me had a cart overflowing with bags … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark had refused to eat anything labeled “buffalo” for a solid decade. Ten years. The man would rather eat a plain cracker than … Read more