Appetizer Recipes

By the third time I made these spooky jalapeno popper bites in one week, I started wondering if I had a problem. Honestly, I wasn’t … Read more

I figured arranging a Halloween charcuterie board was mostly about dumping candy in a pile and calling it a day. It took about ten minutes … Read more

“You have to make that creepy dip again,” my sister texted me last October, three days before our annual Halloween movie marathon. And I knew … Read more

Fingers numb from scraping frost off the windshield, I walked through the door craving something that would warm me from the inside out. The butternut … Read more

My friend Karl insisted on making his own beer cheese for our annual Oktoberfest party last year. I stood in his kitchen, arms crossed, watching … Read more

“These are way better than the ones my grandma used to make.” My neighbor Linda said that while standing at my counter, reaching for her … Read more

Three different cheeses unwrapped on the counter, a bag of figs I overbought at the farmers market staring at me, and the distinct feeling I … Read more

The baking sheet came out of the oven and the smell hit everyone in the living room before I even set it down. My brother … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark is a burger snob. I mean that in the nicest possible way. The man has strong opinions about bun-to-patty ratios, the correct … Read more

The crackle. That first bite where the shell shatters between your molars and the little green kernel inside gives way with a warm, pop of … Read more