Appetizers

The office holiday party was in less than three hours and I’d completely blanked on bringing a dish. Everyone else was rolling in with trays … Read more

It was 11:37 PM on a random Tuesday, and I was hit with this sharp craving for something crunchy, spicy, and tangy all at once. … Read more

My friend Clara had insisted for years that she wasn’t a fan of fig jam. Seriously, she’d wave off the idea like it was some … Read more

Introduction The summer I turned thirty, my neighbor Carla watched me fumble with a jar of banana peppers, trying to keep them crisp after pickling. … Read more

The neighborhood block party was in less than two hours and I’d totally blanked on bringing an appetizer. Everyone else was showing up with multi-step … Read more

Introduction My friend Jessie had insisted for years that she didn’t like caprese anything — those fancy tomato and mozzarella combos always seemed like a … Read more

“Why can’t you just toss the cucumbers, garlic, and dill straight into the jar and call it a day?” my friend asked one evening as … Read more

I was rearranging my spice rack last Sunday afternoon when the faint, warm scent of baking biscuits seemed to drift in from the neighbor’s kitchen … Read more

Introduction My partner had claimed to hate chicken wings for years. Seriously—he would turn his nose up at any mention of them. Three summers ago, … Read more

Introduction This was supposed to be a simple attempt at making zucchini pancakes, nothing fancy. I grabbed the wrong cheese—I was aiming for mozzarella but … Read more