Appetizer Recipes

The neighborhood picnic was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten the pickle situation. Everyone else would be bringing those fancy artisan pickles from the … Read more

Introduction “Hand me that bowl,” my neighbor said, barely looking up from the counter, as I wandered into her kitchen on a lazy Sunday afternoon. … Read more

Introduction This was supposed to be a simple attempt at zucchini pancakes. I grabbed the wrong cheese—Parmesan instead of the usual cheddar—while the skillet was … Read more

Introduction Last Halloween, I was waiting in line at the local pumpkin patch when the quietest person in the group—the librarian from down the street—started … Read more

There used to be a tiny little café tucked away on a quiet street corner in Asheville, North Carolina, that made the most unforgettable crunchy … Read more

There used to be this tiny deli tucked away on a bustling corner of Main Street in my college town that made the most unforgettable … Read more

It was exactly 11:37 PM on a quiet Wednesday, and that oddly persistent craving for something both sweet and salty hit me like a freight … Read more

Introduction This was supposed to be a simple batch of cheddar biscuits for a quick snack. I grabbed the wrong kind of cheese—aged gouda instead … Read more

Last Saturday afternoon, my neighbor watched me fumble with a pile of stubbornly unripe figs I’d just picked up at the farmer’s market. She didn’t … Read more

Introduction “Hand me that bowl,” my neighbor Jamie said as I stepped through her door on a random Thursday afternoon. I wasn’t even planning to … Read more