Appetizer Recipes

My nephew claimed he hated eggs. For three solid years. Every family brunch, every Easter gathering, every time a deviled egg tray made its rounds—he’d … Read more

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

There used to be this tiny wine bar tucked behind a secondhand bookstore in the French Quarter—the kind of place you’d walk right past if … Read more

I was standing in the Halloween aisle at the grocery store last October—you know the one, crammed between the giant bags of candy corn and … Read more

I was at the hardware store—of all places—looking for a specific kind of lightbulb for my porch when the woman behind the counter, a woman … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I had a very specific craving for something I couldn’t quite name. I didn’t … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at Target last October—two days before Halloween—when I saw it. A tiny plastic cauldron filled with bright orange … Read more

My sister swore she hated deviled eggs. For years. Wouldn’t touch them at family gatherings, claimed the texture reminded her of something she couldn’t quite … Read more

I was at the hardware store last October, of all places, holding a bag of mulch I didn’t really need, when the woman behind me … Read more

My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her house on a random Tuesday in October to drop off a Halloween costume … Read more