Appetizer Recipes

I was standing in the dairy aisle of a grocery store last Tuesday when a broken bottle of ranch dressing hit the floor. The smell—that … Read more

The Super Bowl party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring the main appetizer. Everyone else would be showing … Read more

Introduction Someone asked me last week why I always volunteer to host football Sunday. The honest answer? It’s not the game. I mean, sure, I … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of my grandmother’s famous empanadas. I had the dough chilling, the filling simmering on the stove, and I … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store last November, holding a bag of lightbulbs I didn’t really need, when the guy behind me—an … Read more

My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just bake the zucchini sticks instead of dealing with a pot of hot oil on a Tuesday night. … Read more

The Sunday before the big game, my buddy Marcus showed up at my door holding a half-empty bottle of Frank’s RedHot and looking way too … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was scrolling through my phone, half-watching a playoff game replay I’d already seen twice. The … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at my local grocery store last Saturday morning, minding my own business, when the woman in front of … Read more

My brother-in-law, Mark, asked why I couldn’t just set out all the toppings in bowls and let people build their own nachos at our family … Read more