Appetizers

I did not trust a dip that came out of a slow cooker. That sounds dramatic, I know. But for years, I associated Crock-Pot appetizers … Read more

I figured assembling a Halloween charcuterie board would be mostly about arranging store-bought stuff in a cute way. It took about ten minutes of staring … Read more

The last straw disappeared from the platter before I’d even finished arranging the rosemary sprigs. My friend’s kid, the one who refuses to eat anything … Read more

That first *thwack* of the avocado knife hitting the pit — the one that echoes in a quiet kitchen — still takes me straight back … Read more

My husband asked for these sweet and spicy roasted pumpkin seeds three days in a row without being prompted, and honestly, I didn’t see that … Read more

I’d never thought of meatballs as party food that needed a costume. But every Halloween, I’d watch the same thing happen—the little sausages in barbecue … Read more

My nephew Leo showed up at my door last October 30th, holding a bag of frozen bread dough and looking panicked. “We forgot to plan … Read more

The first Saturday of October, and the only thing I wanted was a charcuterie board. Not just any board, but one that tasted like the … Read more

Third Halloween in a row I made these, and I finally figured out why the first two batches of spiders looked more like sad, bloated … Read more

The stripes of color, lined up like a tiny edible rainbow against a bed of white ranch dip—that’s the whole point of this platter. I … Read more