Appetizer Recipes

I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but this one has me breaking my own rules. It all started last season when my neighbor, … Read more

My brother asked why I couldn’t just shape the dough into little balls instead of twisting those complicated pretzel knots. I started to explain why … Read more

Hand me that bowl, my neighbor said, without looking up from her stovetop. It was a Tuesday, I think, and I had wandered into her … Read more

A Tuesday afternoon in late August, and I was knee-deep in a farmers market haul that was honestly getting out of hand. Peaches were everywhere—on … Read more

My neighbor Louise watched me fumbling with a box of crackers and a sad wedge of brie last fall, trying to pull together something presentable … Read more

It was 11:37 PM on a quiet Wednesday, and suddenly, I was hit with a craving for something spicy, creamy, and utterly snackable. I didn’t … Read more

It was 11:37 PM on a slow Wednesday, and I was hit with this sudden, stubborn craving for something sweet, savory, and oddly sophisticated. I … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple batch of pickled cucumbers. I grabbed the jalapeños instead, my mind juggling too many things at once on … Read more

“Why can’t you just add rosemary right on top before baking instead of mixing it in the dough?” my friend asked me one lazy Sunday … Read more

The summer I turned twenty-eight, I was unloading groceries from the car last Saturday when the sharp tang of vinegar and crushed dill suddenly hit … Read more