Appetizer Recipes

I was at a Halloween block party last October, balancing a cup of cider and trying to keep my costume wings from poking anyone in … Read more

My nephew asked why I couldn’t just pipe the filling into a ghost shape instead of slicing the egg white to look like a little … Read more

There used to be a tiny taqueria on a dusty corner of South Congress in Austin, back before the whole street got fancy. They called … Read more

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

Lena wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place to grab a book I’d loaned her months ago, and the smell hit me … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday in early October, and I had a truly ridiculous craving for something savory, something cold, and something … Read more

The sizzle wasn’t there. Neither was the usual chaos of a Friday night pizza delivery. I was staring at a veggie tray that looked sadder … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of our local grocery store last October when the smell of burnt sugar and cold air hit … Read more

Maggie wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a gray Tuesday afternoon in late September to drop off a book she’d … Read more

This was supposed to be a black bean dip. I had the cans lined up, the cumin measured, the lime ready to squeeze. But somewhere … Read more