Appetizers & Snacks

My roommate asked me why I couldn’t just skip the food processor and mix everything in one bowl by hand. I started to explain why … Read more

The crunch of the first fry hitting my teeth—that perfect shatter giving way to a soft, steamy middle—is still the sound I associate with the … Read more

Spinning around with a hot pan of cream cheese in one hand and a bottle of Frank’s RedHot in the other when my phone buzzed … Read more

Maggie wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon in early November to pick up a book I’d … Read more

Third Halloween in a row, and I was still chasing the same thing—a treat that looked properly spooky but didn’t require me to spend an … Read more

I figured a baked brie wrapped in puff pastry would be one of those things that looks way harder than it actually is. It took … Read more

“Mom, can we make the mummies again?” My seven-year-old didn’t even look up from her homework when she said it. Just tossed the question over … Read more

I was digging through the back of my pantry last December, searching for a forgotten bag of pecans, when the scent of dried orange peel … Read more

That first crack—sharp and delicate, like stepping on a perfect autumn leaf—still stops me in my tracks. It was a Tuesday afternoon in late October, … Read more

The Halloween party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just forgotten the snack I was supposed to bring — forgotten the party … Read more