Appetizer Recipes

My husband took one bite, then another, then just stood there in the kitchen dipping pretzel after pretzel into the slow cooker without saying a … Read more

Third time this week I’d made it, and this time I actually remembered to set the cream cheese out early enough. The first batch was … Read more

I figured shaping sausage rolls into tiny footballs would be a cute gimmick that took about ten extra minutes. It took about forty-five minutes of … Read more

“You can’t just bring chips and call it a party, Mom.” My teenage son, standing in the kitchen doorway with his game-day jersey on, arms … Read more

My niece was perched on my kitchen counter, legs swinging, watching me frost a batch of cupcakes for her birthday party. She was at that … Read more

My neighbor texted me a photo of her snack spread last October, and I honestly just stared at it for a minute. It was this … Read more

My brain does this thing where it refuses to accept that Halloween snacks have to be either cute or creepy but never both. I want … Read more

I thought I had this whole Halloween thing figured out. Pinterest-perfect mummy hot dogs, the kind with tidy little crescent roll wrappings and neat little … Read more

The platter came back empty. Not just picked over, but wiped clean—like someone had licked it. My buddy Mike, who usually just grunts and nods … Read more

“You could put this dip on a shoe and I’d eat it.” That’s what my brother said last Super Bowl Sunday, staring into the empty … Read more